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

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Claridge, Claudia

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TextSeries: Studies in English languagePublication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 301 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780511992674
051199267X
0511993900
9780511993909
1107217539
9781107217539
1282967045
9781282967045
9786612967047
6612967048
0511990715
9780511990717
0511988923
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0511779488
9780511779480
0511987110
9780511987113

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hyperbole in English.DDC classification:

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PE1460 .C484 2011eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- The characteristics of hyperbole -- Realisations of hyperbole -- Using hyperbole: the speaker perspective; 5. Hyperbole in interaction -- Conventionalisation -- The rhetoric of hyperbole -- Conclusion.

Summary: "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"-- Provided by publisher

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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"-- Provided by publisher