Hyperbole in English

Name: Hyperbole in English
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A Corpus-based Study of Exaggeration

Autor: Claudia Claridge

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Non-literal language is ubiquitous in everyday life, and while hyperbole is a major part of this, it...

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Autor

Claudia Claridge

Jazyk

Angličtina

Väzba

Kniha - Pevná

Vydalo

2010

Stránok

316

EAN

9780521766357

ISBN

0521766354

Enbook ID

04095211

Vydavateľ

Cambridge University Press

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Rozmery

158 x 236 x 21

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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 literary works from Chaucer to Monty Python. Combining quantitative and qualitative analyses, it uses approaches from semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis and classical rhetoric, to investigate in detail both speaker-centered and emotive aspects of hyperbole, and also addressee-related aspects, such as interpretation and interactional uptake. Illustrated with a range of diachronic case studies, hyperbole is also shown to be a main means of linguistic creativity, and an important contributor to language change. The book concludes with an exploration of the role of hyperbole in political speaking, humour, and literature. Original and in-depth, it will be invaluable to all those working on meaning, discourse, and historical linguistics.

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