From the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics: Characters under the “Ge” (戈) Radical in <i>Shuowen Jiezi</i>

本文运用认知语言学的原型理论、隐喻和转喻机制，对《说文解字》中的“戈”部字进行了系统分析，揭示了“戈”部字在造字和意义演变中的认知规律。研究首先探讨了“戈”部字的构形模式，揭示了“戈”部字中的象形字、会意字和形声字蕴含的隐喻和转喻思维。其次，通过对“戈”部字的意义分类，分析了“戈”作为部首的意义演变，体现了原型理论中的家族相似性和范畴化过程。This study employs the Prototype Theory and the mechanisms of metaphor and metonymy from cognitive linguistics to conduct a systematic analysis of the characters under the “Ge” (戈) radical in Shuowen Jiezi. It reveals the cognitive principles underlying the formation and semantic evolution of these characters. Firstly, the research investigates the structural patterns of the “Ge” radical characters, uncovering the metaphorical and metonymic thinking embedded in their pictographic, ideographic, and pictophonetic compositions. Secondly, through a semantic classification of these characters, the study analyzes the meaning evolution of “Ge”(戈) as a radical. This process demonstrates the family resemblance and categorization within the framework of Prototype Theory.