Abstract: This study aims to explore the internal relevance of appropriate perspective allocation and concept system acquisition in second language learning through the relation of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Figure-Ground Theory on a basis of careful paper collection and thorough analysis. Detailed introduction of these two theories are presented in this paper. Further discussion of their relation, different from the mapping from the 3-dimensional real space to the one-dimensional language, is put forward as well exemplified from the temporal perspective of discourse construal. Conclusion comes into that collision of these two schemas in second language learning would affect learners’ cognitive abilities and thus attention should be given to cultivating metaphorical thought when acquiring second language. 

Key words: conceptual metaphor; figure-ground theory; temporal perspective

摘要：本文通过文献搜集和分析，试图探讨概念隐喻论和图形背景论的关系，从而揭示二语学习过程中视角的合理分配以及概念体系习得之间的内在联系。本文对两个理论进行了详细描述，并从时间语篇识解的角度深入讨论了语言中两者的关系，但并不局限于三维空间的一维线性表征，揭示了二语学习中图式的冲突会影响学习者认知能力的发展，启发我们二语学习过程中应该注重隐喻思维对图形识别的作用。

关键词：概念隐喻; 图形背景论; 时间视角