A CORPUS-BASED THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EMOTIONAL–EXPRESSIVE, NATIONAL–CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATIVE–PRAGMATIC DIMENSIONS OF METAPHOR

knowledge and interact with others. Many studies have looked at metaphor as a way of mapping concepts. They use tools to analyze language.. Few studies look at how metaphor affects our emotions, culture and communication all at once. This article tries to fill that gap. It uses a model that combines theory and data analysis. We look at metaphor using ideas from conceptual metaphor theory, cultural linguistics and discourse pragmatics. We study patterns in English and Uzbek data. We find that metaphor does things. It can intensify feelings. It can carry meanings.. It can shape how we interpret discourse. Our findings show that metaphor is more than a way of speaking. It connects our thoughts, culture and communication. Metaphor plays a role, in how we think and communicate. Metaphor helps us understand ideas. Metaphor is used in different ways. The study of metaphor is important. It helps us understand cognition. It helps us understand knowledge.. It helps us understand communicative interaction. Metaphor is a tool. It can be used in different contexts.. It can have many different effects. By studying metaphor we can learn more about how we think. We can learn more about how we communicate.. We can learn more about how culture affects our interactions.获取知识并与他人互动。诸多研究均将隐喻视作概念映射的手段，并借助相关工具开展语言分析。但鲜有研究同时探讨隐喻对人类情感、文化与沟通的综合影响。本文旨在填补这一研究空白，采用融合理论与数据分析的研究模型。我们借鉴概念隐喻理论（conceptual metaphor theory）、文化语言学（cultural linguistics）与话语语用学（discourse pragmatics）的相关理念开展隐喻分析，对英语与乌兹别克语语料中的隐喻模式进行探究。研究发现，隐喻具备多重功能：既可强化情感表达、承载深层语义，亦可影响我们对语篇的解读方式。本研究结果表明，隐喻绝非仅仅是一种言说方式，它串联起人类的思维、文化与沟通活动，在我们的思维与交流过程中发挥着重要作用。隐喻有助于我们理解各类概念，且其应用场景丰富多样。对隐喻的研究意义重大：它能够帮助我们深化对认知、知识以及交际互动的理解。隐喻作为一种工具，可应用于不同语境，并产生多样的影响。通过对隐喻展开研究，我们可以进一步洞悉人类的思维模式、沟通方式以及文化对人际互动的影响机制。