Journal of Social Science Innovation
JSSI, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2026, pp.100-109
Print ISSN: 3134-9226; Online ISSN: 3134-9234
Journal homepage: https://www.ssijournal.com
DOI: Https://doi.org/10.64058/jssi260108scmmp
孙 荣（Sun Rong），刘清源（Liu Qingyuan），孙 澳（Sun Ao）
摘要：本研究以索绪尔的语言符号学为理论基石，对隐喻现象进行符号学重释，系统探讨了隐喻的符号本质、生成机制及其在儿童道德认知建构中的动态作用。研究从静态与动态两个维度构建了隐喻的分析框架：静态维度聚焦于词汇层面的符号相似性与句法层面的符号象似性，揭示了隐喻生成的语言结构基础；动态维度则通过寓言故事的实证分析，考察了儿童在意义解读中如何主动构建道德隐喻，并展现其道德判断的多元性与主体性。基于理论阐释与实证发现，本研究为国际中文教育领域借助隐喻资源培育儿童的道德思维及判断能力，提出了兼具学理性与可操作性的教育建议。
关键词：语言符号学；隐喻生成机制；道德隐喻
作者简介：孙荣，广州新华学院讲师、广州大学人文学院博士研究生，研究方向：国际中文教育，语言与文化。电邮：nancysun2012@163.com。刘清源（通讯作者），助教，广州新华学院，研究方向：语言与文化，东亚儒学，教育学。电邮：qingyuanlovely@qq.com。孙澳，东莞实验中学教师，研究方向：语文教育。电邮：964190154@qq.com。
Title: A Study on Children’s Moral Metaphor from the Perspective of Linguistic Semiotics
Abstract: This study is grounded in Saussure’s linguistic semiotics, offering a semiotic reinterpretation of metaphor. It systematically explores the symbolic nature of metaphor, its generative mechanisms, and its dynamic role in children’s moral cognitive construction. The research establishes an analytical framework from both static and dynamic dimensions. The static dimension focuses on symbolic similarity at the lexical level and symbolic iconicity at the syntactic level, uncovering the linguistic-structural foundation of metaphor generation. The dynamic dimension, through empirical analysis of fables, investigates how children actively construct moral metaphors during meaning interpretation, demonstrating the plurality and subjectivity of their moral judgments. Based on theoretical elaboration and empirical findings, the study further proposes pedagogical suggestions, both theoretical and practical, for utilizing metaphorical resources in international Chinese education, to cultivate children’s moral thinking and judgment abilities.
Keywords: linguistic semiotics; metaphor generation mechanism; moral metaphor
Author Biographies: Sun Rong, Lecturer, Guangzhou Xinhua University, and Ed.D. candidate, Guangzhou University. Research interests: International Chinese Language Education, Language and Culture. E-mail: nancysun2012@163.com. Liu Qingyuan (Corresponding Author), Lecturer, Guangzhou Xinhua University, Research interests: Language and Culture, East Asian Confucianism, Education. E-mail: qingyuanlovely@qq.com. Sun Ao, Chinese Teacher, Dongguan Experimental Middle School. Research interests: Chinese Language Education, Language and Culture. E-mail: 964190154@qq.com.
Received: 28 Jan 2026 / Revised: 17 Apr 2026 / Accepted: 23 Apr 2026 / Published online: 30 Apr 2026 / Print published: 30 May 2026.
