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- A Cross-Linguistic Study of Foot Metaphor Clusters: A Double Dimensional Perspective of Embodied Cognition and Cultural Entailments
Author：Yi Sun, Cihang Cui
Abstract: Wang Yin's proposition of Embodied-Cognitive Linguistics is a localization architecture on the basis of embodied philosophy and Cognitive Linguistics, its kernel principle being "embodied cognition." With the profile of embodied-cognitive humanism in this field, this paper is an attempt at a cross-linguistic study concerning foot metaphors based upon the conceptual nature of metaphor and theoretical construction of contemporary metaphorology. A large abundance of mapping types as well as image categories of foot metaphors have been concluded and organised. The similarity and differences between foot metaphors in Chinese and English are also analyzed in depth through with a dual-dimensional theoretical paradigm: embodied cognition from Embodied-Cognitive Linguistics in conjunction with cultural entailments within the scope of contemporary metaphorology. Taken together,
Column：Embodied Cognitive Linguistics Studies 145-156 Details
- Introduction to Alexander von Humboldt: The Americas, China, Central Asia and the World
Author：Ottmar Ette
Abstract: This article is an introduction to this Humboldt research column. It is intended to briefly explain the long life and great works of Alexander von Humboldt. It not only lays out the educational background, mental state and scientific research activities of the Prussian naturalist and cultural...
Column：Alexander von Humboldt Studies 001-006 Details
- Beyond the Tableau: Alexander von Humboldt's Project of a Plant Geography of the Two Hemispheres
Author：Ulrich Päßler
Abstract: The “Naturgemälde der Anden” (Physical Tableau of the Andes) offers a visual representation of Alexander von Humboldt’s view of nature as an interconnected whole. Humboldt published this graphic in 1807 as part of his “Essay on the Geography of Plants,” which focused on finding...
Column：Alexander von Humboldt Studies 007-017 Details
- Off-Road Adventures: Reading Statistical Tables in Alexander von Humboldt's Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain
Author：Vera M. Kutzinski
Abstract: This article focuses on the visual qualities of Alexander von Humboldt's statistical tables in his Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain, with special focus on how they relate to narrative writing. I argue that Humboldt's tables open up spaces inside his narration which fragment the reader's visual field in order to invite unexpected conversations, connections, and ideas—what I call off-road adventures.
Column：Alexander von Humboldt Studies 018-030 Details
- Between and Beyond the Nations: Alexander von Humboldt and French Literature
Author：Markus A. Lenz
Abstract: Alexander von Humboldt, as a scientist and diplomatically mediating chamberlain to the Prussian king, played a bridging role between France and Prussia. He can hardly be claimed by one single national literary "tradition," yet his close ties to France, especially to Paris, his place of residence and wor...
Column：Alexander von Humboldt Studies 031-040 Details
- The Second Hemisphere: Alexander von Humboldt's Asian Journey as Reflected in His Writings
Author：Tobias Kraft, Florian Schnee
Abstract: The expedition through Central Asia in 1829 marked a turning point in the life of the Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt. At the border post Baty, he came into contact with Chinese culture for the first time. From there he brought a copy of The Records of the Three Kingdoms to Berlin...
Column：Alexander von Humboldt Studies 041-050 Details
- Humboldt, Slavery and Revolution: Global Anti-Colonial, Abolitionist and Anti-Racist Perspectives
Author：Michael Zeuske
Abstract: This essay deals with Humboldt's notes in his diaries about Venezuela and Cuba regarding slave owners and slave traders. Both groups, along with colonial officials and scientists, were among the most important contacts and hosts for Humboldt on his trip to the Americas (1799—1804)....
Column：Alexander von Humboldt Studies 051-061 Details
- Leibniz and Alexander von Humboldt
Author：Eberhard Knobloch
Abstract: Alexander von Humboldt often evaluated Leibniz's scientific achievements and projects. He was especially interested in Leibniz's contributions to the investigation of earth magnetism, his writings on earth history and his invention of the differential calculus. Hence this paper deals with these three subjects. It explains their historical backg...
Column：Alexander von Humboldt Studies 062-074 Details
- Deconstructing the Myth of "Us": The Submission's Reconsideration of Post-9 / 11 American National Identity
Author：Zhulin Nie
Abstract: Deconstructing the Myth of "Us": The Submission's Reconsideration of Post-9 / 11 American National Identity Abstract: Amy Waldman's debut novel The Submission is the representative of American post-9 / 11 literature. The novel fictionalizes an anonymous "Ground Zero" memorial design competition, and, by focusing on the furious debates within the memorial jury in the shadow of trauma, the hierarchy of the victims’ families betraying the American Creed, as well as the identity crisis of the American Muslim protagonist under the pressure of Islamophobia, deconstructs the post-9 / 11 myth of "us." ...
Column：American Literature Studies 075-084 Details
- A Comparative Study of Chinese Translations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in the Chinese-Speaking Regions
Author：Xueyi Li
Abstract: This paper discusses the characteristics of Chinese translations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, an English classic for children, published in the Chinese-speaking regions, i.e. mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore. It finds that differ...
Column：Translation Studies 085-093 Details