Author(s)

Xue Hu

College of Humanities, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China.

According to the Conceptual Metaphor, metaphor is not primarily a linguistic ornament but also a basic cognitive process that is pervasive in both thought and perception. As a powerful tool for language learning, it has much application value to foreign language teaching. Specifically speaking, metaphor has a lot of positive effects on vocabulary teaching and thinking ability teaching.

Conceptual Metaphor, Vocabulary, Thinking, Foreign Language Teaching

Hu, X. (2024) The Conceptual Metaphor and Its Application Value to Foreign Language Teaching. Open Access Library Journal, 11, 1-8. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1111451.