Talking in cliches, Bullo, Stella (manchester Metropolitan University) Bousfield, Derek (manchester Metropolitan University)

Автор: Hargraves Orin
Название: It`s Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches
ISBN: 0199315736 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199315734
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: In this book, Orin Hargraves provides a concise and lively guide to the most abused phrases in the English language today.

Автор: Senechal Diana
Название: Verbal Resistance: Waking Our Language from Everyday Cliches
ISBN: 1538115166 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538115169
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Описание: Too often our use of language has become lazy, frivolous, and even counterproductive. We rely on clich s and bromides to communicate in such a way that our intentions are lost or misinterpreted. In a culture of "takeaways" and buzzwords, it requires study and cunning to keep language alive. In Verbal Resistance: Waking Our Language from Everyday Clich s, Diana Senechal examines words, concepts, and phrases that demand reappraisal. Targeting a variety of terms, the author contends that a "good fit" may not always be desirable; delivers a takedown of the adjective "toxic"; and argues that "social justice" must take its place among other justices. This book also includes a critique of our modern emphasis on takeaways, quick answers, and immediate utility. By scrutinizing words and phrases that serve contemporary fads and follies, this book stands up against the excesses of language and offers some engaging alternatives. Drawing on literature, philosophy, social sciences, music, and technology, the author offers a rich framework to make fresh connections between topics. Combining sharp criticism, lyricism, and play, Verbal Resistance argues for judicious and imaginative speech.

Автор: Hargraves Orin
Название: It`s Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches
ISBN: 0190624159 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190624156
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: In this book, Orin Hargraves provides a concise and lively guide to the most abused phrases in the English language today.