La métaphore « inappropriée » : échec du partage sentimental et flou résultatif
Metaphors, unlike comparisons, may be perceived as impolite speech acts. This study explains why: I define metaphor as a linguistic utterance in which the speaker appropriates language, such an appropriation taking the risk of being considered as inappropriate. If and only if metaphors fail, i.e do...
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| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/lexis/855 |
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