SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY 毕业设计(论文) UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT (THESIS) 题目: 英汉语中“IDEAS”概念隐喻的对比研究 学院外国语学院 专业英语系 学号 学生姓名 指导教师 起讫日期 - A Contrastive Study on the Conceptual Metaphors of IDEAS in English and Chinese Thesis Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Zhu × No. 09124×× English Department School of Foreign Languages Shanghai University June 2013 Acknowledgements This thesis would not have been possible without the consistent and valuable reference books and advice that I received from my supervisor, Professor×××, whose insightful guidance and enthusiastic encouragement in the course of my shaping this thesis definitely gain my deepest gratitude. I would also avail myself of this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to all the teachers who have taught me. Their profound knowledge of English triggers my love for this beautiful language and their earnest attitude tells me how to learn English. My heartfelt thanks also go to all my classmates and friends who have given me generous support and helpful advice in the past few years. Last but not least, I am much indebted to my family. Without their affection and support, this thesis could not have appeared in its final form. Abstract Since 1970’s, there has been a growing interest in metaphor not only in linguistics, but also in some other disciplines such as philosophy, psychology and sociology. A contemporary theory, Lakoff’s Conceptual Metaphor theory, views metaphor not merely as a matter of language but of thinking and cognition. Metaphor, according to him, is defined as a cross-domain mapping in the conceptual system. And metaphorical expressions in language are the manifestation of the realization of such a mapping. Inspired by and based on the Conceptual Metaphor theory, this thesis attempts to explore the similarities and differences of the conceptual metaphors of IDEAS between English and Chinese with the underlying reasons from th
