Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Xiehouyu (a two-part allegorical saying) is unique and refined, and the cultural load is rich and heavy.The use of Xiehouyu in verbal communication and literary works reflects the speaker's cognitive ability and language skills of operating and blending cognitive concepts dynamically.Langacker's reference-point theory has a high explanatory power and is a basic cognitive mode of human beings.This paper attempts to make a cognitive analysis of the structure and understanding of Xiehouyu by using reference-point theory, aiming at explaining its cognitive mechanism and meaning construction.
Authors: GUO Wei, GAO Wen-cheng
Institution: University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404936912