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CN 51-1675/C

音乐录影带中情感表达的体认多模态隐喻建构以Black or White音乐录影带为例

Embodied-cognitive Multimodal Metaphorical Construction of Emotions in a Music Video-A Case Study of Black or White MV

  • 摘要: 自20世纪90年代起,以Forceville为代表的一批国外学者开始着眼于多模态隐喻的研究,探讨图像、声音、语言等不同模态表征符号中的隐喻构建,研究范围涉及广告、漫画、手势、音乐和电影等,但选取MV为研究对象的却很少,尤其是从体认语言学角度研究的几乎没有。有鉴于此,文章选取美国歌手迈克尔·杰克逊以“反种族歧视”为主题的Black or White MV为语料,基于体认多模态隐喻理论,分析其中有关“骄傲”和“愤怒”情感的多模态隐喻建构。分析发现,在该MV中,“骄傲”和“愤怒”情感都涉及非语言听觉和视觉符号的隐喻建构。“骄傲”分别涉及“骄傲是高音”和“骄傲是向上的舞蹈动作” 隐喻概念;“愤怒”分别涉及“愤怒是高音”和“愤怒是火”隐喻概念。这些非语言符号隐喻概念都是基于人们的身体体验和认知加工建构起来的,使信息接受主体的情感识解更直接、更快,甚至更强。

     

    Abstract: Since the 1990s, scholars abroad represented by Forceville focused on multimodal metaphor studies regarding the metaphorical construction in various modes, including images, sounds, and language. However, despite its expanding research scope which covers advertisements, cartoons, gestures, music, and films, there is still a shortage of related studies on music videos, especially those from the Embodied-cognitive Linguistic perspective. Therefore, this thesis, by employing the Cognitive-embodied multimodal metaphor theory, analyses the multimodal metaphorical construction of two key emotions, "Pride" and "Anger", in the MV of Michael Jackson's Black or White, a pop song themed by Anti-racism. Major findings are: Non-verbal aural and visual symbols are utilized in the metaphorical construction of "Pride" and "Anger". Specifically, metaphorical concepts about "Pride" are "Anger is high tone" and "Pride is upward dance movement", while those about "Anger" are "Anger is high tone" and "Anger is fire ". These non-verbal metaphors are all constructed upon bodily experiences and cognitive mechanisms, which renders information receivers' embodied-cognitive process more straightforward, more immediate, and more intensive.

     

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