Pragmatics----the study of meaning is conducted, not in isolation, but in the context of use. 研究语言与语言使用者和语言语境的关系。
A truly pragmatic approach employs a pure linguistic context to interpret a metaphor, whereas the Relevance Theory proposed by Sperber and Wilson is more cognitive. 而传统的语用方法虽然引入了语境的概念,但大多是单纯的语言语境,对于人的社会文化因素在隐喻理解中的作用,涉猎甚少。