Mixed Metaphors
Their Use and Abuse
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27844705M
- ISBN-139781350066038
- ISBN-101350066036
- OCLC Control Number1030448029
- OCLC Control Number1027189248
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2018007407
- Amazon1350066036
Classifications
- LCCP301.5.M48S845 2018
Description
"Critics shudder at mixed metaphors like 'that wet blanket is a loose cannon', but admire 'Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player', and all the metaphors packed into Macbeth's 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow' speech. How is it that metaphors are sometimes mixed so badly and other times put together so well? In Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse, Karen Sullivan employs findings from linguistics and cognitive science to explore how metaphors are combined and why they sometimes mix. Once we understand the ways that metaphoric ideas are put together, we can appreciate why metaphor combinations have such a wide range of effects. Mixed Metaphors: Their Use and Abuse includes analyses of over a hundred metaphors from politicians, sportspeople, writers and other public figures, and identifies the characteristics that make these metaphors annoying, amusing or astounding."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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