A Cross-linguistic Comparison Study of Metaphor

and Pedagogical Implication in CFL Classroom

SaXiao

 Shenzhen University  assistant professor

论文摘要Paper AbstractThis paper studies the usage of metaphor and makes a comparison across languages. It follows the idea that “metaphor is text” which includes an idiom, a sentence, a proverb, and an allegory, reviews different kinds of metaphor, i.e., Xyz metaphor, image metaphor, metaphor in daily life, and metaphor in the understanding of individual words, and concludes the difference and similarity of metaphor between English and Chinese from the aspects of anger, happiness and sadness, and love, etc. Relevant examples are used to demonstrate similarities and differences, which are noticeable, between the performance of metaphor in Chinese and English. It is also worthwhile to be aware of using and understanding metaphor in a foreign language, as well as in the acquisition of foreign language, which is a vital part of this study to find out pedagogical implications of metaphorical awareness in a CFL classroom.

发言人简介Presenter's BioSa Xiao, assistant professor of Shenzhen University, Ph.D of Central China Normal University. Professor Xiao's main research areas include Forensic Linguistics, Pragmatics and Comparative Linguistics.