Abstract:Metaphor is an essential character of language and also a means by which man perceives the world. There are quite a few temporal metaphors in both Chinese and English. The paper has a comparative study of concepts of Chinese and English temporal metaphors and gives an analysis of the causes of their similarity and difference. And finally the paper reveals the cultural implication of concepts of Chinese and English temporal metaphors, which provides a new perspective to perceive Chinese culture and Western culture.
王述文 罗苏秦. 汉英时间隐喻概念及其文化意义[J]. , 2009, 1(2): 45-49.
Wang Shuwen . Concepts of Chinese and English Temporal Metaphors and Their Cultural Implication. , 2009, 1(2): 45-49.