从隐喻看英汉词汇中的文化异同

摘要

语言、思维和文化三者相互影响、相互制约。隐喻思维与语言以及文化与语言密切相连。由于英汉隐喻思维的异同，作为语言的基本单位之一---词汇，在不同的文化中其使用也存在着异同，词汇的异同反映着英汉文化的异同。通过隐喻，可以从英汉词汇中看出文化的异同。%Language, thought and culture interact and influence with each other. Metaphor thingking closely linked with language and culture. Because of the differences and similarities in metaphor, lexicon, the basic u-nit of language, has different or same meaning which reflects the culture. By metaphor, Chinese and English lexicons show the cultural differences and similarities.