Hyperbole in English : a corpus-based study of exaggeration /

"Non-literal language is ubiquitous in everyday life, and while hyperbole is a major part of this, it has so far remained relatively unexplored. This volume provides the first investigation of hyperbole in English, drawing on data from genres such as spoken conversation, TV, newspapers, and lit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Claridge, Claudia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Colección:Studies in English language.
Temas:
English language > Idioms.
Figures of speech.
Exaggeration (Philosophy)
Corpora (Linguistics)
Anglais (Langue) > Idiotismes.
Exagération (Philosophie)
Corpus (Linguistique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar.
English language > Idioms
Figures of speech
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The characteristics of hyperbole
  • Realisations of hyperbole
  • Using hyperbole: the speaker perspective; 5. Hyperbole in interaction
  • Conventionalisation
  • The rhetoric of hyperbole
  • Conclusion.

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