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A Study of Metaphor and its Application
timothy 1 * #,HU Jianpeng 2
1.Foreign Languages School of Ludong University
2.Foreign Languages School of Ludong University,
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Opened online: 3 September 2008
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Citation: timothy,HU Jianpeng.A Study of Metaphor and its Application[OL]. [ 3 September 2008] http://en.paper.edu.cn/en_releasepaper/content/23736
 
 
Metaphor is more a vehicle of cognizing the world than purely a rhetorical device. This paper first gives a brief review of traditional metaphor and modern metaphor in the West and then devotes a large space to elaborate on reasons for emergence of metaphor, characteristics of metaphor，working mechanism of metaphor，and then proposes suggestions on its application in language learning and teaching. Metaphor is more a vehicle of cognizing the world than purely a rhetorical device. This paper first gives a brief review of traditional metaphor and modern metaphor in the West and then devotes a large space to elaborate on reasons for emergence of metaphor, characteristics of metaphor，working mechanism of metaphor，and then proposes suggestions on its application in language learning and teaching.
Keywords:metaphor; working mechanism; language learning and teaching
 
 
 

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