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Figuratively Speaking: Revised Edition
Figuratively Speaking Revised Edition
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In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning--irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others--to show how they work and to explain their attraction. Building on the ideas of Grice and Tversky, Fogelin contends that figurative language derives its power fr... more »
Author:
In this updated edition of his brief, engaging book, Robert J. Fogelin examines figures of speech that concern meaning--irony, hyperbole, understatement, similes, metaphors, and others--to show how they work and to explain their attraction. Building on the ideas of Grice and Tversky, Fogelin contends that figurative language derives its power fr... more »
ISBN-13: 9780199739998
ISBN-10: 0199739994
Publication Date: 2/24/2011
Pages: 144
Edition: 2
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ISBN-10: 0199739994
Publication Date: 2/24/2011
Pages: 144
Edition: 2
Rating: ?
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Paperback
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