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_aWilkinson, P. R. _q(Peter Richard), _d1926- _eauthor |
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| 240 | 1 | 0 | _aThesaurus of traditional English metaphor |
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_aThe concise thesaurus of traditional English metaphors / _cP.R. Wilkinson. |
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_aLondon ; _aNew York, NY : _bRoutledge, _c2008. |
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_axiv, 370 pages ; _c25 cm. |
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| 500 | _aOriginally published: 2nd ed. London : Thesaurus of traditional English metaphor, 2002. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-244) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aPart 1: The Human World 1. Human Relationships 2. Communications 3. The Body, Body-care 4. Illness and Death 5. The Home, Calendar and Clocks 6. Housework 7. Food and Drink and its Preparation 8. Clothing 9. Work, Tools, Slavery 10. Poverty 11. Riches, Trade, Markets, Shopping 12. Town Life, Parks and Gardens 13. Farming, Farm-work 14. Crafts & Skills, Industry, Machinery, Milling 15. The Imaginative, Spiritual and Intellectual Life 16. The Arts 17. Sports, Games and Entertainment 18. Travel 19. Beggars, Tramps 20. Criminals, the Law 21. Naval, Military, Royalist and Political Matters Part 2: Nature and the Animal World 22. Skies, Landscapes 23. Woods 24. Wild Flora 25. Land Creatures 26. Water Creatures 27. Birds 28. Reptiles and Amphibians 29. Insects | |
| 520 | _a This absorbing collection of metaphors includes a variety of expressions with figurative meanings, like similes, proverbs, slang and catchphrases. It is the result of a lifetime of work on dialect and metaphor and gives an overview of the folk wisdom expressed in figurative expressions. The author draws on his extensive contact with the rural cultures of Dorset, Cornwall, Yorkshire and Lancashire, but has also included a range of sayings from North America, Australia, Scotland and other English speaking countries. With revised contents and an improved index to make individual | ||
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_aEnglish language _xIdioms _vDictionaries. _915708 |
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_aEnglish language _xSynonyms and antonyms. _915823 |
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_aFigures of speech _vDictionaries. |
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_aMetaphor _vDictionaries. |
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_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007002816.html |
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