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Cognitive Features of Metaphors and the Inspirations for Foreign Languages Teaching

Jiang Bing-qing

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The study of the metaphor has a long history,transforming from the study of rehetorics to cognition.The metaphor is of universiaty and comcept in essence,and it is a useful tool of cognition.The metaphor is the basis which humans use to for concept,the tool which human use to summarize experience,providing a new perspective of knowing the world.Therefore,in foreign languages teaching teachers should direct students to know the metaphor in language,develop students' metaphorical thinking,hoping to achieve the good effectiveners of teaching.

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The study of the metaphor has a long history,transforming from the study of rehetorics to cognition.The metaphor is of universiaty and comcept in essence,and it is a useful tool of cognition.The metaphor is the basis which humans use to for concept,the tool which human use to summarize experience,providing a new perspective of knowing the world.Therefore,in foreign languages teaching teachers should direct students to know the metaphor in language,develop students' metaphorical thinking,hoping to achieve the good effectiveners of teaching.

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The study of the metaphor has a long history,transforming from the study of rehetorics to cognition.The metaphor is of universiaty and comcept in essence,and it is a useful tool of cognition.The metaphor is the basis which humans use to for concept,the tool which human use to summarize experience,providing a new perspective of knowing the world.Therefore,in foreign languages teaching teachers should direct students to know the metaphor in language,develop students' metaphorical thinking,hoping to achieve the good effectiveners of teaching.

Key concepts: Metaphor, Perspective (graphical), Cognition, Foreign language, Psychology, Cognitive science, Linguistics, Mathematics education

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