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从关联理论视角看英语阅读中新奇隐喻的理解 Title:UnderstandingNovelMetaphorsinEnglishReadingfromaRelevanceTheoryPerspective Introduction Metaphorisapervasivelinguisticphenomenonthatplaysacrucialroleincommunication,especiallyinliterarycontextsandfigurativelanguageusage.InEnglishreading,encounteringnoveloruniquemetaphorscanposechallengestoreaders'understandingandinterpretation.ThispaperaimstoexplorethecomprehensionofnovelmetaphorsinEnglishreadingthroughthelensofRelevanceTheory,acognitiveapproachthatfocusesoncommunicationandtheprocessingofinformationbetweenaspeakerandalistener.Byexamininghowreadersaccessandinterpretnovelmetaphors,thispaperhopestoshedlightonthecognitivemechanismsunderlyingcomprehensionandprovideinsightsforlanguageteachingandliteraryanalysis. UnderstandingMetaphorsinRelevanceTheory RelevanceTheorypositsthathumancommunicationisdrivenbyafundamentalneedtomaximizerelevance,i.e.,thecognitiveeffortspentinprocessinginformationisweighedagainsttheexpectedcognitiveeffect.MetaphorcomprehensioninRelevanceTheoryinvolvestheactivationofmutuallysharedcognitiveenvironmentsbetweenthespeakerandlistener,referredtoasConceptualIntegrationNetworks(CINs).Thecomprehensionprocessentailsthemappingofsourcedomainsontotargetdomains,creatingnewconnectionsandenrichingtheinterpretation. EffortandCognitiveEffectinNovelMetaphorComprehension Whenreadersencounteranovelmetaphor,thecognitiveeffortrequiredtointerpretandintegratethemetaphoricalmappingiscrucialindeterminingitscomprehension.AccordingtoRelevanceTheory'srelevanceprinciple,readerswillinvestmoreeffortinprocessingthemetaphorifitpromisesahighercognitiveeffect.Thisevaluationisinfluencedbyvariousfactors,includinglinguisticcontext,reader'sbackgroundknowledge,andthesalienceofthemetaphor'ssourceandtargetdomains.Thecognitiveeffectcanberepresentedintermsoftheinterpretativeinsightsgained,emotionalimpact,ortheenhancementofmentalimagery. ActivationofConceptualIntegrationNetworks ThesuccessfulcomprehensionofanovelmetaphorreliesontheactivationofConceptualIntegrationNet