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ists of four theories: cultural model, conceptual metaphor, conceptual blending and prominence principle. This  thesis  will  analyze  tian  idioms  in  which  the  term  “tian 天”  has  unique cultural  meaning  and  is  the  core  component  or  one  of  the  core  components  of  the idiom.  Based  on  the  previous  achievements  and  assumptions  in  Cognitive Linguistics,  this  thesis  attempt  to  adopt  the  data-driven  analytical  approach  and propose  a  cognitive  explanatory  account  for  the  generation  mechanism  of  Chinese four-character tian idioms. A quantitative research way is used in combination with a qualitative way. It is quantitative, because the paper employs data-driven analysis; it  is  qualitative,  because  the  study  is  explanation-oriented  at  the  cognitive  linguistic level. 
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Chapter Two   Literature Review 

2.1 Introduction 
Chinese idioms have been studied by many scholars in history because of their commonness, uniqueness and significance in language. This chapter will give a brief introduction  of  the  main  researches  of  Chinese  idioms  including  the  traditional  and cognitive approaches.  
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2.2 Definition of Chinese Idioms 
In  the  Chinese  dictionary  the  Modern  Chinese  Dictionary  (the  sixth  edition), idioms  are  defined  as  the  fixed  word  groups  or  set  phrases  which  are  conventional, compact, and pithy. Most of Chinese idioms usually are composed of four characters and have origins. Some of them can be interpreted by the literal meaning like “小题大做”,  “后来居上”  while some are comprehended by their origins or relevant allusions, such as “朝三暮四”, “杯弓蛇影”. In Ci Hai (2009), Chinese idioms are defined  as  conventional  set  phrases  which  mainly  consist  of  four  characters.  They are just one kind of idioms. They have diverse organizations and different origins. In addition, Chinese idioms usually have fixed figurative senses, some of which can be taken  literally,  such  as  “万紫千红”,  “乘风破浪”,  and  some  of  which  are understood  through  the  corresponding  origins,  such  as  “患得患失”  (from  The Analects of Confucius),  “守株待兔”(from Han Fei Tzu). Many  Chinese  scholars  have  interpreted  the  definition  of  Chinese  idioms.  Ma Guofan  (1978)  regards  idioms  as  conventional,  fixed  and  mainly  four-syllable phrases.  Shi  Shi  (1979)  holds  that  an  idiom  is  equivalent  to  a  word  in  function. Zhang  Jing  (1980)  defines  idioms  as  set  phrases  that  are  fixed, &n本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。