THE WORDS OF ADVERTISING: CREATIVE USAGE OF THE MODERN FRENCH LANGUAGE IN ADVERTISING Cover Image

PAROLES DE PUB: LES USAGES CREATIFS DE LA LANGUE FRANÇAISE ACTUELLE DANS LA PUBLICITE
THE WORDS OF ADVERTISING: CREATIVE USAGE OF THE MODERN FRENCH LANGUAGE IN ADVERTISING

Author(s): Paola Appetito
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: advertising language; creative processes; puns.

Summary/Abstract: The words of advertising: creative usage of the modern French language in advertising. This paper presents a study of the creative aspects of French advertising language and aims at exploring the puns and lexical inventions used as the main linguistic communication strategy. Its purpose is to show the linguistic and cultural relevance of advertising through quoted and commented examples.

  • Issue Year: 59/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 97-110
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: French
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