Figurative Language, Genre and Register (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107402034)

This book brings together methods from discourse analysis and corpus linguistics in a cutting-edge study of figurative language in spoken and written discourse. 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.

Author: Alice Deignan, Jeannette Littlemore, Elena Semino
ISBN-10: 1107402034
ISBN-13: 9781107402034
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2013
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d