Bridging Language and Culture: A Study of Chinese guanyongyu Compounds
连接语言与文化的桥梁：汉语惯用语的特征分析
Xiaohong Wen 温晓紅

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The present study takes a linguistic and cognitive approach to examine characteristics of Chinese guanyongyu compounds. It first analyzes the features of metaphorical imageries, language / cultural specificity, and time salience. It also investigates compounds in three linguistic domains: The relationship between rhythm patterns and grammatical forms, semantic properties, and pragmatic functions. The study demonstrates that both the prototype and metaphorical meanings of guanyongyu compounds bridge language and culture by providing vivid expressions that reveal cultural phenomena, social events, historical background, people's conceptualization, and their attitude in that culture. Guanyongyu compounds are a special case where linguistic features and cultural perspectives are closely intertwined.

本文探索现代汉语惯用语中的语言文化特点。惯用语的语义与语用反映了中国的历史文化与价值观念，离开了其文化背景则难以准确理解惯用语的含义。本文着重考察了惯用语的三个方面，1）语音节奏与结构形式的关系， 2）语义的借代，转喻，隐喻，及语义在反映概念的基础上所增添的社会文化语义，3）语用的褒贬特征，言语环境与文化背景。研究结果说明惯用语有着强烈的时代烙印与丰富的社会文化色彩；语音节奏与语法结构的关系说明了惯用语琅琅上口，易记易诵的原因；语义和语用在词汇本义的基础上加以文化语义上的引申，表达了人们的认知结构和对社会现象的认识。

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Chinese culture 中国文化 Chinese semantics 汉语语义 Compounds 复合词 Idiomatic expressions 俗语表达

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