Figuratively speaking [electronic resource] / by Robert J. Fogelin.

Author/Creator:

Fogelin, Robert J.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (144 p.)

Subjects:

Figures of speech.
Metaphor.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Figurative predications
Figurative comparisons : the traditional view
The standard criticisms of comparativism
A dilemma for theories of metaphor
A theory of figurative comparisons
Elaborations.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).

ISBN:

1-283-16461-2
9786613164612
0-19-983808-9

OCLC:

744520171

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