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题 目: A Comparative Study in the Usage of Metaphor

in Chinese and English Cultures

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系（部）： 外语系 专业： 英 语 入学时间： 2008 年 10 月

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毕业设计（论文）提交时间：二○ 一一 年 十一 月

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一、 选题依据（包括课题研究的意义、研究的现状、主要参考文献等） I.研究的意义（Significance of the Study）： Nowadays, the study of metaphor is not only the object of traditional rhetoric but the object of many other subjects such as linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, and translation. This thesis aims to study comparatively the usage of Metaphor in Chinese and English cultures from different angles on the basis of the conceptual metaphor theory. Through the study of metaphors in the two different cultures, we can have a better understanding on metaphor. Meanwhile, we can learn more about the differences of Chinese and English cultures. It benefits for the improvement of our abilities of culture-crossing communications, the foreign language teaching and translations. II.研究的现状(Status Quo of the Study)： At abroad: Metaphor study, as a hot research issue in western countries since Aristotle, has exploded in the last decades. Nowadays, metaphor has been developed from a mere rhetorical device to a multi-disciplinary research subject which is fascinating to more and more scholars worldwide, with their various works from different point of view. Comparison theory inspired by Aristotle asserts that metaphor is a matter of individual word types, not of words or sentences in context. The interaction theory was initially proposed by Richards in The Philosophy of Rhetoric and later developed by Black in the 1960s, posing a position contrary to the comparison theory. A new view of metaphor that challenged all these aspects of the powerful traditional theory in a coherent and systematic way was first developed by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson in 1980s. At home: Some systematic research is conducted by our scholars. In 2000, two academic works on metaphor written by Chinese scholars were published: Shu Dingfang’s Studies in Metaphor and Yan Shiqing’s On Metaphor. After another year, two more articles were published: one is Shu Dingfang ＆ Tang Benqing’s Issues and Research Directions in Metaphor Studies. III.主要参考文献（References）： [1] Berlin, B ＆ P, Kay. Basic Color Terms: Their Universality and Evolution [M]. Berkeley: University of California Press,1969 [2] Black, M. Models and Metaphor [M].New York: Cornell University Press, 1962 [3] Brown, P. and Yule, G. Discourse Analysis [M]. Cambridge University Press,1983 [4] Chen Peilei A Contrastive Study of Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms [D] Zhengzhou University,2008 [5]Fernando, Chitra. Idioms and Idiomaticity. [M]. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2000. [6] Gibbs, R. W. ＆ Steen. J. G. Metaphor in Cognitive Linguistics [M].Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamin’s Publishing Company [7] Lakoff, G. ＆ M. Johnson. Metaphors We Live By [M]. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.1980 [8] Lakoff, G. The Contemporary Theory of Metaphor [M]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.1993 [9] Richards, A. The Philosophy of Rhetoric [M]. New York: Oxford University Press,1936

[10] Si Qian A Study of Conceptual Metaphors in Chinese and English Diplomatic Discourses [D]. China University of Petroleum ,2009 [11] Wu Qingming A Comparative Study of Metaphors in English and Chinese [D]. Chongqing Normal University,2010 [12] Yu Yanping A Comparative Study of Color Metaphors in English and Chinese [D]. Shanghai International Studies University,2009 [13] 耿占春.《隐喻》[M]. 东方出版社,1993. [14] 蓝纯. 《从认知角度看汉语和英语的空间隐喻》[D]. 北京市：外语教学与研究出版社 , 2003 [15] 束定芳.《论隐喻与明喻的结构及认知特点》[J].外语教学与研究，2003 (2) 二、 研究方案（包括主要研究内容、研究方法和研究进度安排） Ⅰ.主要研究内容（ Main Contents ）： This thesis consists of five parts. The first part is the introduction of the study of metaphor,and states the literature review and theoretical background of metaphor. The second part introduces metaphors in English and Chinese idioms. The third part describes metaphor in English and Chinese diplomatic discourses. The fourth part analyses color metaphors in English and Chinese. The last part draws the conclusion of the study. II.研究方法（Research Methodology）： 1. Literature research method: read relevant books, journals and nets for research 2. Comparative analysis method: analyze the dates collected from the library and the internet，compare metaphors in Chinese with those in English III.研究进度安排（Schedule of the Thesis）： Oct. 2011 Subject selecting& topic narrowing Nov.2011 Signing the task Dec. 2012 Preparing & handing in the opening report

Feb.2012 Handing in the opening report & the task By the end of Mar. 2012 First draft Apr. 2012 Second draft May. 10th 2012 Final version& handing in the paper By the end of May. 2012 Finishing the debating 三、论文提纲(outline) I. Introduction: Literature Review and Theoretical Background A. Metaphor 1. Definition of Metaphor B. Metaphor Study in the West and in China Ⅱ. Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms A. Conceptual Metaphor B. Conceptual Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms 1. Orientational Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms 2. Ontological Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms 3. Structural Metaphors in English and Chinese Idioms C. Summary Ⅲ. Metaphors in English and Chinese Diplomatic Discourses A. Journey Metaphors in Chinese and in English diplomatic discourses B. Human Metaphors in Chinese and in English diplomatic discourses C. War Metaphors in Chinese and in English diplomatic discourses D. Summary Ⅳ.A Comparative Study of Color Metaphors in English and Chinese A. Similarities between Metaphorical Color Terms in English and Chinese 1. White 2. Black 3. Green 4. Red 5. Blue 6. Yellow B. Dissimilarities between Metaphorical Color Terms in English and Chinese 1. Black and White 2. Yellow and Blue 3. Green and Red C. Summary Ⅴ. Conclusion