Abstract: Iconicity is currently one of the hot topics in the frameworks of cognitive linguistics. The similarities and characteristics of syntactic structures in both of English and Chinese are discussed. In view of the semantic levels of English and Chinese syntactic structures, the iconicity of sequence which is reflected in the syntactic structures of English and Chinese, and as well as that which was subdivided into different dimensions in terms of time, space or conceptual perspectives are focused on. In the end, it is presented that English and Chinese syntax are motivated and the iconicity is common among them.

Key words: cognitive linguistics, iconicity, iconicity of sequence, English syntactic structure and Chinese syntactic structure

摘要： 语言的象似性是认知语言学中的一个热门研究话题。从英汉句子结构的语义层面出发，着重探讨英语和汉语句法结构顺序象似性的共性与个性，基于时间、空间、概念以及语用等不同的维度来归纳分析英汉句法的顺序象似性，揭示英汉句法象似性的普遍存在与有理据。

关键词: 认知语言学, 象似性, 顺序象似性, 英汉句法结构