The Role of Alliteration and Rhyme in Novel Metaphorical and Metonymical Compounds.
The playful function of language is well captured by witty (and often humorous) metaphorical and metonymical compounds that are based on phonological analogy (i.e., alliteration and/or rhyme). The main hypothesis of the article is that phonological analogy is exploited systematically in novel metaph...
| Published in: | Metaphor & Symbol Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 167 - 185 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2013
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