关联理论对隐喻的阐释力

The Explanation of Relevance Theory for Metaphors

探讨关联理论框架下的隐喻含义的阐释及其推导过程。关联理论对隐喻的阐释,拓展了以往的隐喻理论,表明隐喻不仅是一种语言现象,更重要的还是一种思维方式,它使我们能更好地认识世界。

This paper explores how metaphors are understood within the framework of relevance theory. The explanation of relevance theory for metaphors develops the existing metaphor theories and further indicates that metaphor is not only a linguistic phenomenon, but more important, a way of thinking, which can help us understand the world in a better way.