Investigating Metaphor Theory through an analysis of «C’est Ainsi» by Luigi Pirandello

Abstract

The article argues that once a metaphor has been unpacked as a metaphor, this is only the first, and most uncomplicated and limited, stage in comprehending the meaning that that metaphorical expression conveys when employed in communication. To understand the message(s) a metaphorical expression conveys in a given text one must employ the same inferential engine one employs in comprehending any utterance.