Repetition in Arabic discourse : paradigms, syntagms, and the ecology of language /

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In this examination of expository prose in contemporary Arabic, structural and semantic repetition is found to be responsible both for linguistic cohesion and for rhetorical force. Johnstone identifies and discusses repetitive features on every level of analysis. Writers in Arabic use lexical couple...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnstone, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 1991.
Colección:Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 18.
Temas:
Arabic language > Style.
Repetition (Rhetoric)
Repetition in literature.
Arabe (Langue) > Style.
Répétition (Rhétorique)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Arabic.
Repetition in literature
Arabic language > Style
Diskursanalyse
Wiederholung
Herhalingen.
Stijlen.
Arabisch.
Arabe (langue) > Stylistique.
Arabe (langue)
Répétition (rhétorique)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this examination of expository prose in contemporary Arabic, structural and semantic repetition is found to be responsible both for linguistic cohesion and for rhetorical force. Johnstone identifies and discusses repetitive features on every level of analysis. Writers in Arabic use lexical couplets consisting of conjoined synonyms, which create new semantic paradigms as they evoke old ones. Morphological roots and patterns are repeated at close range, and this creates phonological rhyme as well. Regular patterns of paraphrase punctuate texts, and patterns of parallelism mark the internal st.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (130 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130).
ISBN:9789027282941
9027282943

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