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The Study On Comprehension Mechanism Of Metaphorical Meaning In Modern Chinese Dictionary

Posted on:2012-04-25Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:C ChenFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155330335973734Subject:Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
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Dictionary language is a special kind of communication activities of the carrier, therefore to improve the quality of the dictionary, we must concern the speaker's expressing means and the hearer understanding mechanism at the same time. The traditional dictionaries, mainly concern paraphrase speaker expression, and neglect of the understanding mechanisms for the hearer, what more understandable definitions for lack of easy memory, or more in-depth analysis. In view of this, the article from dictionaries interpretations language comprehension mechanism A of the Modern Chinese Dictionary (the 5th edition) the meanings language. This article is divided into four chapters.The first chapter introduces the object and value of the research. The paper takes Modern Chinese Dictionary (the 5th edition) containing the words that overstepping languages as research object, the investigation of the Modern Chinese Dictionary than the understanding of overstepping languages have two sides of the value, first is for language teaching and the acquisition of languages, second is to find out the processing of Modern Chinese Dictionary for metaphorical meaning and to improve the dictionary compilation.The second chapter, describing the general situation of words that metaphorical meaning in Modern Chinese Dictionary . Statistics the quantity and the length of words, including the type of the words, summarized the characteristics and definitions of metaphorical meaning words .The influence of metaphorical meaning words formed.In the third chapter, the understanding of metaphorical meaning, metaphor thinking and the cultural factor analysis of the influence of metaphorical meaning, compared to the understanding mechanisms of metaphorical meaning in Modern Chinese Dictionary. Metaphor is through connecting two similarities things, from what unknown to familiar . The understanding of metaphorical meaning in Modern Chinese Dictionary also based on similarities in the metaphor, containing literally that similarities, still have a kind of circumstance is in the definitions of overstepping languages contain only than in the process of understanding the overstepping languages need the hearer righteousness and feel literally than the similarities between overstepping languages. At last, it points out the cultural background knowledge and understanding of contrast overstepping languages is summarized the role in several interpretations of the type of Modern Chinese Dictionary.In the fourth chapter, pointing out the suggesting amendments for metaphorical meaning Modern Chinese Dictionary. Mainly includes the following three, the first is the basic meanings to righteousness , the second is fits the points in the certain words than the righteousness as overstepping languages , the third one is partially entry to facilitate understanding simple, to paraphrase, commentaries need to add similar points instruction or cultural background instructions.
Keywords/Search Tags:Modern Chinese Dictionary, metaphorical meaning, comprehension mechanism, similar points, cultural factor
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