It's been said before : a guide to the use and abuse of clichés / / Orin Hargraves
| It's been said before : a guide to the use and abuse of clichés / / Orin Hargraves |
| Autore | Hargraves Orin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 428/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Clichés
English language English language - Usage |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-931575-2
0-19-931574-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458725203321 |
Hargraves Orin
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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It's been said before : a guide to the use and abuse of clichés / / Orin Hargraves
| It's been said before : a guide to the use and abuse of clichés / / Orin Hargraves |
| Autore | Hargraves Orin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 428/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Clichés
English language English language - Usage |
| ISBN |
0-19-931575-2
0-19-931574-4 |
| Classificazione | LAN000000LAN016000LAN021000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. Adjectival Clichés: Clichés that modify nouns or serve as predicates after linking verbs -- 2. Adverbial Clichés: Clichés that function as adverbials, describing how, when, with what, in what manner, etc. -- 3. People, Places, and Things: Clichés that function as noun phrases -- 4. Framing Devices: Clichés used to introduce, contextualize, or conclude questions or statements -- 5. Modifier Abuse: Clichés arising from extremely frequent and/or inapt collocation of particular adjectives with nouns, or of submodifying adverbs with adjectives -- 6. Predicate Clichés: Clichés beginning with a finite verb that serve as complete predicates -- 7. Quantification: Clichés that characterize quantities -- 8. Situational Clichés: Clichés consisting of complete sentences that characterize a situation or action -- 9. Clichés About Clichés: ways that people talk about or mention clichés that are themselves clichés -- 10. Appendix I: joined by "and" clichés: numerous phrases consisting of words joined by 'and'. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791188103321 |
Hargraves Orin
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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It's been said before : a guide to the use and abuse of clichés / / Orin Hargraves
| It's been said before : a guide to the use and abuse of clichés / / Orin Hargraves |
| Autore | Hargraves Orin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 428/.1 |
| Soggetto topico |
Clichés
English language English language - Usage |
| ISBN |
0-19-931575-2
0-19-931574-4 |
| Classificazione | LAN000000LAN016000LAN021000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- 1. Adjectival Clichés: Clichés that modify nouns or serve as predicates after linking verbs -- 2. Adverbial Clichés: Clichés that function as adverbials, describing how, when, with what, in what manner, etc. -- 3. People, Places, and Things: Clichés that function as noun phrases -- 4. Framing Devices: Clichés used to introduce, contextualize, or conclude questions or statements -- 5. Modifier Abuse: Clichés arising from extremely frequent and/or inapt collocation of particular adjectives with nouns, or of submodifying adverbs with adjectives -- 6. Predicate Clichés: Clichés beginning with a finite verb that serve as complete predicates -- 7. Quantification: Clichés that characterize quantities -- 8. Situational Clichés: Clichés consisting of complete sentences that characterize a situation or action -- 9. Clichés About Clichés: ways that people talk about or mention clichés that are themselves clichés -- 10. Appendix I: joined by "and" clichés: numerous phrases consisting of words joined by 'and'. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810557103321 |
Hargraves Orin
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| New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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