解读奥巴马就职演说辞中的概念隐喻【毕业论文】

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1、（20__届）本科毕业设计英语解读奥巴马就职演说辞中的概念隐喻AStudyofConceptualMetaphorsinObama’sInauguralAddress内容摘要认知语言学的研究表明，隐喻不仅是一种修辞手段，更是人类的一种思维方式，是人类基本的认知方式。它广泛存在于日常生活中，存在于任何学科领域。政治术语和政府的经济政策对民众来说是相当抽象、陌生的，为了让民众接受政党的价值观、形成共同的意识形态，美国总统奥巴马在其就职演说词中通过隐喻说服民众接受自己的观点。演说中旅程隐喻、建筑隐喻和冲突隐喻的巧妙运用

2、积极发挥了隐喻的说服功能。本文以概念隐喻理论为基础，通过对奥巴马就职演说词中隐喻的分析，探讨概念隐喻的理解机制，旨在提高英语学习者对概念隐喻的解读能力，加强听众对演讲语篇的深层理解。关键词：概念隐喻理论；说服功能；奥巴马就职演说AbstractThestudiesofcognitivelinguisticsshowthatmetaphorisnotonlyameansofrhetoric,butmoreimportantlyitisawayofthinking,afundamentalcognitivestyle

3、ofhumanbeings.Itispervasiveineverysubjectareaaswellasineverydaylife.Asitisratherabstractformostpeopletounderstandthepoliticalterminologiesandtheeconomicstrategiesofagovernment,metaphorisappliedasamappingtoillustrateBarackObama’sbeliefsandvaluesinhisinaugurala

4、ddress.Basedonthetheoryofconceptualmetaphor,thisthesisexemplifiesanumberofmetaphorsusedinObama’sinauguraladdress.Themechanismofconceptualmetaphorsarediscussedwiththreeofthem―“journeymetaphor”,“buildingmetaphor”,“conflictmetaphor”―beingelaborated,andthepersuas

5、ivefunctionsofconceptualmetaphorsareconcluded,inanefforttoenhanceEnglishlearners’interpretingabilityofconceptualmetaphorsandfacilitateaudiences’understandingofpublicspeakingdiscourses.Keywords:conceptualmetaphortheory;persuasivefunction;Obama’sinauguraladdres

6、sContentsAbstract……………………………………………………………………………....II1.Introduction..............................................................................................................12.VariousApproachestowardMetaphor………………………………………..13.ElucidationofConceptualMetaph

7、orsinObama’sInauguralAddress……….43.1Journeymetaphors…………………………………………………………….…...43.2Buildingmetaphors………………………………………………………………..63.3Conflictmetaphors………………………………………………………………...74PersuasiveFunctionofthemetaphorsinObama’sInauguralAddress…….......84.1Metaphorandp

8、ersuasion……………………………………………………….….84.2Metaphorandintention……………………………………………………………95Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………11Bibliography………………………………………………………………………....12Acknowledgements…………