传统上隐喻被看做是在有限条件下使用的非常规语言。认知语言学的当代隐喻理论却提出 :广义的隐喻 ,是语言和思想的最基本的成分 ,构成常规理性认知活动的概念系统。由于当代隐喻理论的发现 ,西方哲学的理性传统受到质疑 ,抽象思维和形而上学不再被看做是纯粹字面义的、“无血无肉”的 ,而是隐喻性的、以身体的经验所体现的。 Metaphor has traditionally been viewed as an unconventional language used under limited conditions. Contemporary metaphorical theory of cognitive linguistics proposes that the metaphor in a broad sense is the most basic component of language and thought and constitutes the conceptual system of conventional rational cognitive activity. Due to the discovery of contemporary metaphorical theories, the rational tradition of Western philosophy has been questioned. Abstract thinking and metaphysics are no longer seen as purely literal, but “metaphorical,” embodied in physical experience of.