Abstract: This paper explains the differences and similarities between metaphor and irony.As the rhetoric devices,both of them are efficient ways to show a speaker's utterance meaning indirectly.There are many similar reasons of using them,mainly for the purpose of the politeness theory.Beside these,they both violate some pragmatic theories like cooperation principle.At the same time,there are clear differences in their styles,process of understanding and pragmatic functions.This paper also expounds restrictive factors of their usage and comprehension.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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