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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100313294909
ISBN-139780313294907
eBay Product ID (ePID)139099
Product Key Features
Number of Pages496 Pages
Publication NameSpeaking of Animals : a Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFolklore & Mythology, General, Popular Culture, Word Lists, Linguistics / Etymology
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
AuthorRobert Palmatier
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight30.6 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN94-029273
Reviews"Beyond its value to linguists, the dictionary makes for interresting and diverting general reading. It owes much of its attractiveness to the personality of the writer, who conveys his information in a lively, down-to-earth way, assurance and good humor."- ARBA, "This volume, with its nearly 3,000 entries, is a dictionary of animal metaphors, arranged by metaphor rather than by animal. A good introduction to the idea of searching out linguistic origins, as a ready-reference or for stimulating students' curiosity about language."- School Library Journal, "This volume, with its nearly 3,000 entries, is a dictionary of animal metaphors, arranged by metaphor rather than by animal. A good introduction to the idea of searching out linguistic origins, as a ready-reference or for stimulating students' curiosity about language." School Library Journal, "The strength of the volume is its arrangement alphabetically by metaphor rather than by animal. Recommended for academic collections." Choice, "Beyond its value to linguists, the dictionary makes for interresting and diverting general reading. It owes much of its attractiveness to the personality of the writer, who conveys his information in a lively, down-to-earth way, assurance and good humor." ARBA
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Table Of ContentPreface Acknowledgments Abbreviations and Symbols References Reading the Entries The Dictionary Classification of Metaphors According to Animal
SynopsisNo other nonhuman source has served as the basis for more metaphors than animals. Speaking of Animals is a dictionary of animal metaphors that are current in American English. It is comprehensive, historical, and metaphor-based. Each entry refers to the other dictionaries that catalog that same metaphor, and the dates of first appearance in writing are supplied, where possible, for both the metaphor and the name of the source. The main text is organized alphabetically by metaphor rather than by animal or animal behavior; all the metaphors are classified according to their animal source in a list at the end of the book. An animal metaphor is a word, phrase, or sentence that expresses a resemblance or similarity between someone or something and a particular animal or animal class. True metaphors are single words, such as the noun tiger, the verb hog, and the adjective chicken. Phrasal metaphors combine true metaphors with other words, such as blind tiger, hog the road, and chicken colonel. Other animal metaphors take the form of similes, such as like rats leaving a sinking ship and prickly as a hedgehog. Still others take the form of proverbs, such as Don't count your chickens before they hatch and Let sleeping dogs lie. The horse is the animal most frequently referred to in metaphors, followed closely by the dog. The Bible is the most prolific literary source of animal metaphors, followed closely by Shakespeare., First dictionary of animal metaphors to be organized by metaphor rather than animal--comprehensive coverage, referenced.
LC Classification NumberPE1583
