The Metaphor Research Of Chinese Chess Words

The use of Chinese chess words in our life is a kind of metaphor. For thislanguage phenomenon, the paper picked the most commonly used66words whichhave metaphorical meaning and non-overlapping from "Chess Dictionary”, ChineseChess proverb Encyclopedia and many other kinds of Chinese dictionaries. This paperregard this66words as a research object, analyzed the type, feature and the causes ofChinese chess words metaphor. After that this paper have also investigate the functionof Chinese chess words metaphor and its working mechanism from a pragmaticperspective.Research shows that the most of Chinese chess words metaphor are Derivedmetaphor and Recessive metaphor. The ordinary features of Chinese chess wordsmetaphor are universal, generative, systematic and creative. Because of the influenceof Chinese culture, both cognitive and language formatted Chinese chess wordsmetaphor, as well as Chinese cultural. What’s more, the inflation also gives Chinesechess words metaphor opposite feature and unique feature. The function of Chinesechess words metaphor are produce humorous effects, express sarcasm and ridicule,persuade or reprimanded and lamented thing. The working mechanism of Chinesechess words metaphor are three steps, firstly, the identification of information,secondly, context’s Synergy and the last, derivation of metaphorical meaning.This research has both theoretical and practical significance. Theoretically, upuntil now, the research about metaphorical usage of Chinese chess words is relativelyweak. This paper has just made up for this weakness from Cognitive metaphorperspective and confirmed the contemporary cognitive metaphor theory. In practice,Chinese chess metaphor used very frequent in life, but few people discuss deeplyabout this. The research shows that there are big difference between Chinese chesswords’ original meaning and metaphor meaning. This paper could be the guidance ofthe usage of Chinese chess words to reduce misuse.