International Journal of New Developments in Education, 2022, 4(8); doi: 10.25236/IJNDE.2022.040805.
Huang Wenjuan
Foshan University, Foshan, China
Prepositions are frequently used in English, so it is particularly important to use image schema theory to explore the semantics of prepositions and help students to learn polysemous prepositions. The preposition “through” expresses the spatial concept in English which plays a key role in providing the basis and foundation for people to recognize abstract concepts. This paper aims to use image schema to explore the spatial prototype image schema of the preposition “through”, and the semantic extension based on spatial metaphor, then give classification examples, and propose teaching enlightenment.
Image Schema; Prototype; Cognitive approach; Preposition through
Huang Wenjuan. Polysemy Analysis of the Preposition “Through” and Its Teaching Enlightenment Based on Image Schema Theory. International Journal of New Developments in Education (2022) Vol. 4, Issue 8: 18-21. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJNDE.2022.040805.
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