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Metonymic event-based time interval concepts in Mandarin Chinese-Evidence from time interval words
Lingli Zhong1, Zhengguang Liu1
1School of Foreign Languages, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|August 19, 2022
Summary
Time conceptualization in Mandarin Chinese is fundamentally event-based, utilizing metonymy. This study reveals how event-based metonymy shapes the understanding and linguistic expression of time intervals, influencing cognition and world interaction.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Linguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Cultural Anthropology
Background:
- Dominant view: time is metaphorically conceptualized using spatial terms.
- Previous research often overlooks event-based conceptualizations of time.
- Chinese ancestors' epistemology conflated time and space.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze time interval words in Mandarin Chinese to confirm event-based conceptualization of time.
- To investigate the role of metonymic cognition in Chinese time conceptualization.
- To explore the cultural origins and linguistic mechanisms of time interval word formation.
Main Methods:
- Minute analysis of time interval words in Mandarin Chinese.
- Systematic examination of etymological evidence and word construction.
- Identification and illustration of five major types of event-based metonymies.
Main Results:
- Time conceptualization in Chinese is realized through metonymic cognition.
- Time interval words are coined based on metonymic conceptualization of related events or event schemas.
- Mandarin Chinese exhibits a dual nature of metaphoric and metonymic time conceptualization.
Conclusions:
- Event-based metonymy offers deeper insights into Chinese modes of thinking and interaction with the world.
- The study provides evidence for the shaping effect of language on cognition.
- Understanding metonymic time conceptualization is crucial for cross-cultural communication and cognitive studies.
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