본 연구는 AI-Hub 한국어–중국어 구어체 병렬 말뭉치를 기반으로 중국어 촉각어 ‘热’의 한국어 의미 확장을 개념적 은유･환유 관점에서 분석하였다. ‘热’는 물리적 온 도 의미를 넘어 정서, 사회적 반응, 분위기 등 다양한 추상적 개념으로 확장되었으며, 이 과정에서 VITALITY IS HEAT, EMOTION IS HEAT 등 은유 구조와 환유･은 환유가 복합적으로 작동하였다. 중-한 비교에서는 직접 대응, 문화적 조정, 구조적 전환의 세 층위가 나타나 두 언어의 개념화 방식과 문화적 차이를 보여주었다. 본 연구는 구어체 자료를 통한 실증 분석으로 기존 문어 중심 감각어 연구의 한계를 보 완하고, 언어 간 개념 체계 비교의 방법론적 가능성을 제시하였다.

Since sign language uses a visual and gestural mode it has more restrictions in designating concepts compared to spoken language, which uses an auditory-vocal mode. Therefore, sign language is prone to using more metaphorical and metonymical expressions. Since Lakoff and Johnson (1980), many researchers have paid great attention to the observation of the metaphorical and metonymical expressions in various spoken languages. However, the same phenomena have not been thoroughly explored in sign languages, in spite of the fact that sign language frequently employs metaphor and metonymy even in basic words. This paper observes the types of metaphor and metonymy that are used in the adjectives of Korean Sign Language. Because of the arbitrary relation of form and meaning in spoken language, metaphor and metonymy cannot be found in morphologically simple words in spoken language. However, in sign language, metaphor and metonymy are widespread phenomena even in morphologically simple words.

Since the birth of the theories of conceptual metaphor and conceptual metonymy in cognitive linguistics, there have been massive advancements in the study thereof, leading to a focus of attention on the interactions between them. However, the studies of their interplay have mostly covered verbal expressions. The purpose of this study is not only to examine the systemic and elaborate patterns in which metaphor interacts with metonymy in a combination of verbal and visual languages using tools such as sequencing and cueing, but also to demonstrate the systemic process of realization of the two cognitive mechanisms. Moreover, I present the elements of Idealized Cognitive Models in metonymic mappings, including the relationship between domain and category. The data of the prototypical Great Chain of Being metaphor is ideal to achieve optimal accuracy and specificity in the study results.