This essay will try to employ Grice's Maxim Theories,Black's Related Commonplaces,Searle's Principles and Black's Interaction Theory to illuminate the use of figurative language-metaphor.This paper starts with relevant pragmatic theories and principles and then combines theories with concrete examples to illustrate the procedures that enable the metaphor to work its wonders.
The Maxim of QualityRelated Commonplaces Interaction Theory