Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 phD of Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran.
3 Professor of Persian Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran.
Abstract
By generalizing and developing Richards’s view and by counting limitations of both the substitution and comparison theories, Max Black explains his interaction theory of metaphor. Words in Blacks view, interact in a metaphorical expression to produce a meaning that is the result of this interaction. Black analyzes this interaction as an interaction between the framework and focus of metaphor in which framework, by providing a unique context to focus, imposes an extension of meaning to the focus word. The focus word acquires a new meaning from this interaction. This article is intended to provide a comprehensive and clear study of interaction theory.
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