Before I start speaking, I would like to say something: Malapropisms
Before I start speaking, I would like to say something: Malapropisms
Author(s): Nelly TinchevaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: malapropisms; tipology; pragmatics; cognitive motivation; acceptability; scale; humoure scale;
Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to draw attention to and discuss the ’underrated’ phenomenon of malapropisms. It offers two perspectives on them – a linguistic/pragmatic approach and a cognitive one – and argues in favour of the cognitive viewpoint. The results and conclusions draw on an extensive corpus of malapropisms in English and Bulgarian.
Journal: Съпоставително езикознание / Сопоставительное языкознание
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 47-62
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English
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