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... listener falls into the habit of taking the word at its literal meaning . For example , in Lincoln's " let us strive on to finish the work we are in ; to bind up the nation's wounds , " the listener may apprehend " bind up the ...
... listener falls into the habit of taking the word at its literal meaning . For example , in Lincoln's " let us strive on to finish the work we are in ; to bind up the nation's wounds , " the listener may apprehend " bind up the ...
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... listener " ; they suggest how the metaphor is to be understood . There are four kinds of qualifiers : contex- tual , communal , archetypal , and private . 46 Contextual qualifiers provide both linguistic and situational cues . What ...
... listener " ; they suggest how the metaphor is to be understood . There are four kinds of qualifiers : contex- tual , communal , archetypal , and private . 46 Contextual qualifiers provide both linguistic and situational cues . What ...
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... listeners ; shock value is the capacity to elicit tension in the listener , which makes him want to resolve the dilemma of the literal versus the figurative meaning of the words . This helps us see why I. A. Richards says that metaphor ...
... listeners ; shock value is the capacity to elicit tension in the listener , which makes him want to resolve the dilemma of the literal versus the figurative meaning of the words . This helps us see why I. A. Richards says that metaphor ...
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