Parody Generation and Interpretation from Perspective of Conceptual Integration Theory
Yang Zhen-hong · 2011
Parody is a rhetorical act but a cognitive activity.This article takes conceptual integration theory as a framework from the transmitter,and the recipient of both two sides respectively illustrates parody on-line meaning construction and interpretation cognition process.The conceptual integration of mental spaces plays a dominant role in the parody creation process,and the nature of its comprehension is solutions to disintegration or unpacking language conceptual integration.Meanwhile,through case studies it further analyzes the parody generation and explanation dynamic cognitive process.On one hand,this tentative analysis is from cognitive linguistics expanding explanatory power of the conceptual integration theory.On the other hand,the conceptual integration theory provides a new perspective on parody study and some effective help for people more rational use of parody means and enhancement of verbal communication skills.