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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Tác giả chính:	Claridge, Claudia (Tác giả)
Định dạng:	Sách
Ngôn ngữ:	English
Được phát hành:	Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Press 2011.
Loạt:	Studies in English language.
Những chủ đề:	English language > Idioms. Figures of speech. Exaggeration (Philosophy) Corpora (Linguistics)
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