On invectives in natural language: a panchronic study of english synonyms of ‘skinny’/‘fatty’
Auteur :
Grząśko, Agnieszka
Éditeur :
Peter Lang AG
ISBN :
9783631666449
Date de publication :
14 déc. 2016
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Poids :
400 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The author studies the synonyms of ‘skinny’ and ‘fatty’ from the cognitive linguistic perspective. The quantum of the analysed lexical items is subdivided into the following type-groups: zoosemy (animal metaphor), foodsemy (food metaphor), plantosemy (plant metaphor), metonymy, reification, eponymy, onomatopoeia, rhyming slang and varia.