隐喻的批评性分析主要是以批评隐喻分析理论为框架,分析语篇(特别是政治语篇)中的隐喻,揭示隐喻背后所隐藏的意识形态和社会权力关系。通过对肯尼迪就职演说中出现的隐喻进行识别、分析和阐释后发现,演讲中所采用的概念隐喻主要集中在冲突、旅行和身体三个方面。隐喻可以有效地激发听众的内心情感,更容易接受肯尼迪政府的政治立场和意识形态,从而帮助演讲者达到既定交际目的。一、引言政治性演说词被认为是一种形式特殊的文体,尽管是一 The critical analysis of metaphor mainly analyzes the metaphors in discourse (especially in political discourse) based on the criticism of metaphorical analysis theory and reveals the hidden ideological and social power relations behind the metaphor. Through the identification, analysis and interpretation of the metaphors appearing in Kennedy’s inaugural speech, it was found that the conceptual metaphors used in the speech mainly focused on three aspects: conflict, travel and body. Metaphor can effectively stimulate the audience’s inner feelings, and more easily accept the Kennedy administration’s political stance and ideology, so as to help the speaker achieve the intended communicative purpose. I. INTRODUCTION Political speech is considered as a special form of style, albeit one