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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 1995
- Book Title
- Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
- ISBN
- 9780313294907
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
0313294909
ISBN-13
9780313294907
eBay Product ID (ePID)
139099
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Speaking of Animals : a Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
Subject
Folklore & Mythology, Popular Culture, General, Word Lists, Linguistics / Etymology
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Référence, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
30.6 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
94-029273
Reviews
"Beyond its value to linguists, the dictionary makes for interresting and diverting general reading. It owes much of its attractiveness to the personality of the writer, who conveys his information in a lively, down-to-earth way, assurance and good humor."- ARBA, "This volume, with its nearly 3,000 entries, is a dictionary of animal metaphors, arranged by metaphor rather than by animal. A good introduction to the idea of searching out linguistic origins, as a ready-reference or for stimulating students' curiosity about language."- School Library Journal, "This volume, with its nearly 3,000 entries, is a dictionary of animal metaphors, arranged by metaphor rather than by animal. A good introduction to the idea of searching out linguistic origins, as a ready-reference or for stimulating students' curiosity about language." School Library Journal, "The strength of the volume is its arrangement alphabetically by metaphor rather than by animal. Recommended for academic collections." Choice, "Beyond its value to linguists, the dictionary makes for interresting and diverting general reading. It owes much of its attractiveness to the personality of the writer, who conveys his information in a lively, down-to-earth way, assurance and good humor." ARBA
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Symbols References Reading the Entries The Dictionary Classification of Metaphors According to Animal
Synopsis
No other nonhuman source has served as the basis for more metaphors than animals. Speaking of Animals is a dictionary of animal metaphors that are current in American English. It is comprehensive, historical, and metaphor-based. Each entry refers to the other dictionaries that catalog that same metaphor, and the dates of first appearance in writing are supplied, where possible, for both the metaphor and the name of the source. The main text is organized alphabetically by metaphor rather than by animal or animal behavior; all the metaphors are classified according to their animal source in a list at the end of the book. An animal metaphor is a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses a resemblance or similarity between someone or something and a particular animal or animal class. True metaphors are single words, such as the noun tiger, the verb hog, and the adjective chicken. Phrasal metaphors combine true metaphors with other words, such as blind tiger, hog the road, and chicken colonel. Other animal metaphors take the form of similes, such as like rats leaving a sinking ship and prickly as a hedgehog. Still others take the form of proverbs, such as Don't count your chickens before they hatch and Let sleeping dogs lie. The horse is the animal most frequently referred to in metaphors, followed closely by the dog. The Bible is the most prolific literary source of animal metaphors, followed closely by Shakespeare., First dictionary of animal metaphors to be organized by metaphor rather than animal--comprehensive coverage, referenced.
LC Classification Number
PE1583
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