Metaphtonymy in the Tale of Kiều from a Cognitive Linguistic Perspective

Abstract

The article focuses on identifying and explicating cases of conceptual metaphtonymy based on poetic evidence drawn from The Tale of Kiều, within the framework of Cognitive Linguistics. Applying a diagnostic cognitive model and drawing on the Metaphor Identification Procedure (MIP), the study compiles a dataset of 45 instances and implements a six-step diagnostic procedure (establishing the literal frame; the contextual frame; isolating evidence of inter-domain mapping and intra-domain access; identifying the conceptual integration zone where new meaning emerges; classifying interaction types and discourse functions) to describe cases of conceptual metaphtonymy. The results indicate that conceptual metaphtonymy in The Tale of Kiều is systematic and recurrent, with a marked predominance of integrated metaphtonymy, characterized by mechanisms of conceptual integration that generate emergent meaning.