Metaphor And Second Language And Culture Acquisition

With the birth and development of cognitive linguistics in recent years, more and more attention has been paid to how language operates in people's mind. It has been found that people's conceptual system, which functions in the progress of human cognition, is metaphorical. It is the impetus of language development and mechanism of language formation. Based on contemporary metaphor theories and the close relationship between metaphor and culture, metaphor and second language acquisition, this paper is meant to prove that metaphorical competence, linguistic competence and communicative competence are three distinctive, interdependent and complementary components of SCA and SLA. The development of MC can enhance language and culture learning. And some metaphorical learning strategies are put forward for the final purpose of promoting English language learning.The conclusions drawn are as follows:1. Culture teaching is not merely the transmission of information. It should be closely connected with the native speaker's fundamental way of "cutting" and categorizing the world. Special attention should be paid to their peculiar mode of thinking.2. Metaphors are scattered in a language system, although they may or may not be construed by language users. Since root metaphors have a unique place in the formation of languages, the awareness of root metaphors can help learners in learning a language. By tracing back to their origins, and comparing them with the mother tongue root metaphors, we can speed up learning process and improve our competence.3. When students use target language to express their native language concepts, their texts often manifest an asymmetry between language form and conceptual content. The learning of isolated language points is not of much help in this respect. By following the above suggestions, learners can acquire more native-like conceptual fluency.