Sex in language : euphemistic and dysphemistic metaphors in internet forums /: euphemistic and dysphemistic metaphors in internet forums. (2015 copyright 2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eliecer Crespo-Fernández.
• Authors: Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword by Keith Allan, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at Monash University, Australia -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions in the Text -- Introduction -- Part I: Metaphor, Euphemism and Dysphemism -- 1. Euphemism and Dysphemism along Cognitive Lines -- 2. The Cognitive Dimension of Euphemism and Dysphemism -- Part II: Sex-Related Metaphors in Internet Forums -- 3. Euphemistic Metaphors -- 4. Dysphemistic Metaphors -- 5. Conclusions and Final Remarks -- Appendix I: Euphemistic Metaphors Classified by Source Domain -- Appendix II: Dysphemistic Metaphors Classified by Source Domain -- References -- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 808.032; Semantics & pragmatics; Metaphor; Sex (Psychology) -- Terminology; Cognitive grammar; Electronic discussion groups -- Social aspects; Psycholinguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General; Semantics, discourse analysis, etc; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Semantics; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Sociolinguistics
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472596543; 1472596544
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