International Journal of Language & Linguistics

The Construction of the Chinese Dream via Metaphors in Nixing Pottery Sculpture --- Case Study of "The Box of Friendship"
Fei Li, Guoping Tang, Xiaohui Lei

Abstract
Through the analysis of the six morphemes in the "Friendship Box" of the Nixing Pottery sculpture inChina-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park, the locution of the sculpture and the core values of the "Chinese Dream"arerevealed by the illocution of the sculpture. The basic and original identity of “Chinese Dream” in China and Malaysia can be realized through the meta-syntactic pattern of the sculpture through metaphorical mapping. The six morphemes are chosen to implement the cultural and historical functions of the sculpture through metaphorical mapping, which directly refers to the core values of the Chinese Dream, which are closely related to the dreams of other countries from the theoretical domain to the practical domain. The practice of “two countries twin parks” tells us that only through equality and cooperation in politics, economy and culture, can societies and countries realize fair competition, fair distribution and common prosperity.

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