摘要
歇后语是中国传统文化的形式之一，其传统研究多从其起源、分类、修辞及翻译出发。本文试图从图形—背景理论来分析和揭示歇后语的理解机制。歇后语的前面部分是突显的、容易被感知的背景，是后面部分的认知参照点，而后面部分是图形。人们在认知过程中可通过背景来激活图形，从而实现对歇后语的认知和理解。
Abstract
Chinese Enigmatic Folk Similes ( CEFS) is one of Chinese traditional cultures .Its traditional studies usually start from its origin , classi-fication, rhetoric, and translation.This paper attempts to analyze and reveal the mechanism of understanding of CEFS from figure -ground theory.The first part of CEFS is the background which is highlighted and percepted easily , and it is the cognitive reference point of the later part .The latter part is the figure.Through the cognitive process in which background activates the figure , people achieve cognitive understanding on CEFS .
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