从概念隐喻的角度分析奥巴马的政治演讲_英语论文

The Conceptual Metaphor-Based Analysis of Barack Obama’s Political Speeches 

摘要

概念隐喻与人类认知和行为密切相关。该论文在概念隐喻理论的指导下，以奥巴马总统的两篇就职演讲（2009 / 2013）和六篇国情咨文（2010-2015）为语料，从结构隐喻，方位隐喻、本体隐喻三个方面分析奥巴马演讲中的概念隐喻，并在此基础之上进一步探索相关概念隐喻背后隐含的政治，经济，社会和文化背景，分析这些概念隐喻的相关功能，旨在帮助观众与读者更好地理解奥巴马演讲的潜在意图。

关键词： 概念隐喻；奥巴马政治演讲；背景分析；功能

Abstract

Conceptual metaphor is closely related to human cognition and behavior. Under the guidance of the conceptual metaphor theory, this thesis analyzes the conceptual metaphors in Obama’s political speeches with examples from two inaugural addresses (2009/2013) and the state of union addresses (2010-2015) from three aspects of structural metaphor, orientational metaphor and ontological metaphor. Following the analysis are a further exploration of American background information in political, economic, social and cultural aspects hidden behind these conceptual metaphors and a discussion of their functions, aiming at helping audiences better understand the potential intentions of Obama’s speeches. 

Key words: conceptual metaphor; Obama’s political speeches; background analysis; function

Contents

1 Introduction 1

2 Literature review 2

2.1 Political speech 2

2.2 Conceptual metaphor 3

2.3 The relevant studies 4

3 The conceptual metaphor-based analysis of Baracl Obama’s political speeches 5

3.1 Structural metaphor 6

3.2 Orientational metaphor 9

3.3 Ontological metaphor 12

4 Functions of conceptual metaphors in Obama’s political speeches   14

4.1 Function of coherence 15

4.2 Function of persuasion 15

5 Conclusion 16

References 17