The tastes and distastes of verbivores – some observations on X-phemisation in Bulgarian and English
X-phemisation constitutes a powerful appraisal resource which weaves the ethnopragmatic texture of a culture. X-phemisms constitute a special type of non-literal language which capitalizes on all other possible types of non-literal language and the creative exploitation of phonetic-based word play....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/390 |