Keywords
Metaphor
Metonymy
Conceptual integration
Idiom teaching
Submitted : 2024-09-01
Accepted : 2024-09-16
Published : 2024-10-01
Abstract
This article takes the perspective of cognitive linguistics and applies the semantic cognitive mechanism of English idioms to analyze the motivation between the generation and meaning of idioms. It explores the teaching of English idioms based on motivation analysis and proposes several suggestions and strategies for idiom teaching, hoping to benefit English idiom teaching.
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