漢韓“頭”類詞的語義取象分析

Abstract

According to the theory of cognitive linguistics, the human's own body experience of the world is the basis of human cognition, the starting point of perception, and also the cognitive tools. Human beings gained experience through body movement and then promoted them through cognitive metaphor to its understanding of the world, thus to form a conceptual system. The object of study is Chinese and Korean “头” related Chinese and Korean “头” idioms and other forms of expression are beyond the scope of this paper. “头” related words are the most frequently used vocabulary in both Modern Chinese and Modern Korean. Meanwhile, “头” occupies a very important position in the human and animal body and also associated with the life and death problem of a survival. Human beings rely on “头” to think and then get known about the world. So, it is of great importance to take semantic research on human terms “头” related words. Semantics is the result of taking the overall perception of things, is an empirical abstract mental map, it may involve taking a variety of features, some of which feature living in the foreground, which are prototypical; other features in background-position, which are marginal. Cognitive linguistics called ‘figure’ and ‘ground’. With combined theories of cognitive linguistics and comparative linguistics, this paper mainly analyzed Chinese and Korean “头” related words in respective language system semantic evolution. And also, “structural justice” and “righteousness features” comparative analysis is given on this basis of two semantic aspects for Chinese and Korean “头” related words. The “structural connection” is the location of the “头” itself and the “头” revealed on the human or animal body, in other words, the combination of “appearance” and “location”. By analyzing the semantic similarities and differences of Chinese Korean “头” related words, this paper aims at offering effective practical basis for the teaching Chinese as a foreign language, teaching Korean as a foreign language, Chinese and Korean bilingual translation.