Figurative Language, Genre and Register (Cambridge Applied Linguistics) - Softcover

Deignan, Alice

 
9781107402034: Figurative Language, Genre and Register (Cambridge Applied Linguistics)
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ISBN 10: 1107402034 ISBN 13: 9781107402034
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Synopsis

This volume combines diverse research scenarios to present a solid framework for analysis of figurative language.

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Book Description

Figurative Language, Genre and Register brings together discourse analysis and corpus linguistics in a cutting-edge study of figurative language in spoken and written discourse. The authors explore a diverse range of communities from chronic pain sufferers to nursery staff to present a detailed framework for the analysis of figurative language. The reader is shown how figurative language is used between members of these communities to construct their own 'world view', and how this can change with a shift in perspective. Figurative language is shown to be pervasive and inescapable, but it is also suggested that it varies significantly across genres.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1107402034
ISBN 13 
9781107402034
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
344

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