The Representation and Cognitive Semantics of Ecological Metaphors

  • Liyuan Yang School of Foreign Languages, Chongqing Normal University
Article ID: 4656
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Keywords: Conceptual Metaphor; Ecological Discourse; Xi Jinping on the Governance of the Country; Volumes III and IV

Abstract

Taking the ecological discourse in the third and fourth volumes of Xi Jinping on the Governance of the Country as the corpus, this paper aims at exploring the ecological concepts refracted by conceptual metaphors, and promoting the ecologisation of language. Based on conceptual metaphor theory and architecture theory, the whole paper adopts MIP identification procedure, quantitative and qualitative analysis to identify, classify and count the ways of representation of ecological metaphors therein, selects colour metaphors and analyzes and interprets their cognitive semantics, and concludes that Xi Jinping shapes the economic view of ecological civilization construction through the discourse-constructing function of metaphors in the eco-corpora. This study demonstrates the Chinese government’s ecological outlook and reveals that the state seeks to maintain a balanced and harmonious symbiosis between economic development and ecological civilisation construction.

Published
2025-06-25
How to Cite
Yang, L. (2025). The Representation and Cognitive Semantics of Ecological Metaphors. Learning & Education, 14(2). Retrieved from https://ojs.piscomed.com/index.php/L-E/article/view/4656
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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025)
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