Talking in Clichés

Talking in Clichés
Title Talking in Clichés PDF eBook
Author Stella Bullo
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Total Pages 211
Release 2022-11-03
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 1108580319

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For decades, social perspectives, and even academic studies of language, have considered clichés as a hackneyed, tired, lazy, unthinking and uninspiring form of communication. Authored by two established scholars in the fields of Systemic-Functional Linguistics and Discourse Studies and Pragmatics, this cutting-edge book comprehensively explores the perception and use of clichés in language from these complementary perspectives. It draws data from a variety of both written and spoken sources, to re-interrogate and re-imagine the nature, role and usage of clichés, identifying the innovative and creative ways in which the concepts are utilised in communication, interaction, and in self-presentation. Observing a rich, complex layering of usage, the authors deconstruct the many and varied ways in which clichés operate and are interdependently constructed; from the role they play in discourse in general, to their functions as argumentative strategies, as constructs of social cognition, as politeness strategies, and finally as markers of identity.

Clichés

Clichés
Title Clichés PDF eBook
Author Nigel Fountain
Publisher Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages 150
Release 2012-09-06
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 184317796X

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Entertaining and informative, this collection of clichés really is the best thing since sliced bread ...

Death Sentences

Death Sentences
Title Death Sentences PDF eBook
Author Don Watson
Publisher Gotham
Total Pages 212
Release 2006-05-04
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9781592402052

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From one of Australia's best-known writers and public intellectuals comes a funny and profound polemic about the sorry state of public language and what can--and must--be done about it.

It's Been Said Before

It's Been Said Before
Title It's Been Said Before PDF eBook
Author Orin Hargraves
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages 249
Release 2014
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 0199315736

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In this book, Orin Hargraves provides a concise and lively guide to the most abused phrases in the English language today.

The Dictionary of Clichés

The Dictionary of Clichés
Title The Dictionary of Clichés PDF eBook
Author James T. Rogers
Publisher Gramercy
Total Pages 320
Release 1992
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9780517060209

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Over 2,000 common or amusing cliches, their meanings and origins.

The Tyranny of Clichés

The Tyranny of Clichés
Title The Tyranny of Clichés PDF eBook
Author Jonah Goldberg
Publisher Penguin
Total Pages 338
Release 2013-04-30
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1595231021

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“An indispensable and enduring field guide to the arguments the left makes—and the ones it tries to avoid.” —The Claremont Review of Books According to Jonah Goldberg, if the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist, the greatest trick liberals ever pulled was convincing themselves they’re not ideological. Today, “objective” journalists, academics, and “moderate” politicians peddle some of the most radical arguments by hiding them in homespun apho­risms. Barack Obama casts himself as a disciple of reason: He’s a pragmatist, opposed to the ideology and drama of the Right, solely concerned with “what works.” And today’s liberals follow his lead, spouting countless clichés such as: • One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter: Sure, if the other man is an idiot. Was Martin Luther King Jr. a terrorist? Was Bin Laden a freedom fighter? • Violence never solves anything: Really? It solved our problems with King George III and ended slavery. • We need complete separation of church and state: In other words, all expressions of faith should be barred from politics . . . except when they support liberal programs. With humor and passion, Goldberg dismantles these and many other Trojan horses that liberals use to cheat in the war of ideas. He shows that the Pro­gressive tradition of denying an ideological agenda while pursuing it vigorously under the false flag of reasonableness is alive and well. And he reveals how this dangerous game may lead us further down the path of self-destruction.

Talking Turkey and Other Clich_s We Say

Talking Turkey and Other Clich_s We Say
Title Talking Turkey and Other Clich_s We Say PDF eBook
Author Nancy Loewen
Publisher Capstone
Total Pages 14
Release 2010-12
Genre Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN 1404867163

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Feeling under the weather? Don't throw in the towel. Chin up! This book is your dream come true. For more cliches, look inside.