Hyperbole in English: A Corpus-Based Study of Exaggeration

by Claudia Claridge

Book Overview

Non-literal language is ubiquitous in everyday life, and while hyperbole is a major part of this, it has so far remained relatively unexplored. This volume provides the first investigation of hyperbole in English, drawing on data from genres such as spoken conversation, TV, newspapers, and literary works from Chaucer to Monty Python. Combining quantitative and qualitative analyses, it uses approaches from semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107637503
• ISBN13: 9781107637504
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"