ABSTRACT Despite the prolific literature on the metaphorical representations of time, research on subjective time has been relatively scarce and limited. Interestingly, the linguistic expression of subjective time manifests an asymmetric pattern, systematically favoring the use of Time-moving, rather than Ego-moving, metaphors (cf. “Time passes quickly” vs ?“We pass (our) time quickly”). The present paper focuses specifically on compressed time (i.e., time as passing quickly) and suggests that the experience of subjective time resonates with a construal that lacks agency on the part of the experiencer. This association explains why the conceptualization of compressed time lends itself to the Time-moving perspective but can also account for expressions that override metaphor. The analysis is based on poetic discourse on the assumption that creativity attests to the affordances of our mental representations. This line of research has implications for possible constraints on metaphorical conceptualization at large.

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当时间过得很快：关于压缩时间的认知语言学研究

摘要 尽管有大量关于时间隐喻表征的文献，但对主观时间的研究却相对稀缺和有限。有趣的是，主观时间的语言表达表现出一种不对称的模式，系统地倾向于使用时间移动而不是自我移动的隐喻（参见“时间过得很快”与？“我们过得很快”）。本论文特别关注压缩时间（即时间过得很快），并建议主观时间的体验与体验者缺乏能动性的解释产生共鸣。这种关联解释了为什么压缩时间的概念化适用于时间移动的观点，但也可以解释覆盖隐喻的表达方式。该分析基于诗歌话语，假设创造力证明了我们心理表征的可供性。这一研究方向对整个隐喻概念化的可能限制具有影响。