Syllepsis and Antanaclasis: Rhetorical Devices in Advertising Cover Image

Syllepse et antanaclase : procédés rhétoriques dans le slogan publicitaire
Syllepsis and Antanaclasis: Rhetorical Devices in Advertising

Author(s): Silvia Boncescu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Descriptive linguistics
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Piteşti
Keywords: figures of rhetoric; metaphor; metonymy;

Summary/Abstract: This study concentratres upon the lexical strategies that include figures and rhetorical devices like metaphor or metonymy and their functioning in advertising messages. The identified figures of rhetoric are used to support and increase advertising effectiveness and are responsible for creativity in advertising.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 17-21
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: French