doi: 10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.6.467
A Literature Review of the Image Schema Theory and Concepts of Construction
Zhu Ziqi
- School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Abstract
Cognitive Linguistics holds a view that linguisticsforms are usage-based and motivation-based, especially onhumans’ embodied conceptualizations. The image schematheory, as a new attempt to make language learning bothinteresting and effectively, plays a key role in CognitiveLinguistics and Neurology, featuring strong generality andexplanatory power. Thus, this paper aims to examine a reviewof the existing literature on image schema. Besides, applyingschematic constructions in teaching has sparked heateddiscussion among the scholars in the field of CognitiveLinguistics. For example, how to make constructions on idiomsand phrasal verbs has also been greatly discussed in L2acquisition. However, there has been a scarcity of research onthe teaching of schematic constructions. To achieve this, thispaper also aims to provide some suggestions for teachingpractice.
Keywords
- Image schemas
- embodied experience
- concepts of construction
- cognitive linguistics
How to Cite
Zhu Ziqi, "A Literature Review of the Image Schema Theory and Concepts of Construction," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 542-546, 2023. https://doi.org/10.18178/IJLLL.2023.9.6.467
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