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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  
New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
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  
New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014
Materiale a stampa
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui