This study,modifying the ADRIM with the fractal theory and the theory of quantum mechanics,puts forward the"Non-Localized Correlation Model(NLCM)"to study the construal mechanism of hyperbole.According to the NLCM,con-struing hyperbole mainly consists of the major steps as follows.First,under the guidance of context and intentionality,after the listener recognizes that the expression is the rhetorical device,hyperbole,the property connecting the vehicle with the tenor is sought based on the self-similarity so that the non-localized correlation between the tenor and the vehicle is constructed;sec-ond,the exaggeration point is determined based on the self-similarity between different degrees of the attribute,the value of which can be exaggerated or understated;third,the representation"A is B"is formed and the speaker's communicative in-tention is deduced.The key point is that the non-localized correlation between the tenor and the vehicle is constructed based on the self-similarity to identify the exaggeration point.
construal of hyperbolenon-localized correlationexaggeration pointself-similarity
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