| Figurative Language, Genre and Register Contributor(s): Deignan, Alice (Author), Littlemore, Jeannette (Author), Semino, Elena (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107402034 ISBN-13: 9781107402034 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $65.03 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
| Dewey: 808.032 |
| LCCN: 2012042708 |
| Series: Cambridge Applied Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume combines diverse research scenarios to present a solid framework for analysis of figurative language. 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. |
