TITLE:
Conceptual Metaphor and Vocabulary Teaching in the EFL Context
AUTHORS:
Xin Fang
KEYWORDS:
Metaphor, Cognition, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, Vocabulary Teaching
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
Vol.4 No.2,
June
13,
2014
ABSTRACT: Metaphor, as a matter of thought, a way of cognition, is pervasive in our everyday life and language. As human
beings’ important cognitive way, metaphor also serves as one of the important
ways for language to develop, including vocabulary. Traditionally, most
students memorize vocabulary mechanically with unpleasant results. They don’t realize most words come from metaphorical
way, and metaphor is an important process of word meanings expanding and
evolution. This paper will give a brief discussion about conceptual metaphor
theory and analyze how to apply this theory into vocabulary teaching in the EFL
context, in order to help learners to learn vocabulary thoroughly,
systematically, and efficiently.