Colouring meaning: collocation and connotation in figurative language
Auteur :
Philip, Gill
Éditeur :
Philip, Gill
ISBN :
9789027223197
Date de publication :
15 févr. 2011
Dimensions :
24,5 x 16,4 cm
Poids :
605 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Bonaire, Saba
Focused on idioms and other figurative phraseology, this book describes how the meanings of established phrases are enhanced, refocused and modified in everyday language use. It addresses the matter at several levels, from the linguistic level of collocation, through its abstractions in colligation and semantic preference.