Metaphor in spanish colloquial language

The author investigates the metaphor phenomenon in Spanish colloquial language. The difference between the metaphor of language and the metaphor of the colloquial speech is concreted. The author determines special features of the colloquial metaphor and its functions. Varieties of functions are expl...

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Main Author: O V Fedosova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2008-09-01
Series:Russian Language Studies
Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/article/view/9913
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description The author investigates the metaphor phenomenon in Spanish colloquial language. The difference between the metaphor of language and the metaphor of the colloquial speech is concreted. The author determines special features of the colloquial metaphor and its functions. Varieties of functions are explained using concrete linguistic material. Stable productive groups of Spanish colloquial metaphors are distinguished, according to their main subjects.
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spelling doaj.art-f50dbc230d8b4dd69e7ad3580b9950ad2022-12-21T18:39:22ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)Russian Language Studies2618-81632618-81712008-09-010352609912Metaphor in spanish colloquial languageO V Fedosova0Волгоградский государственный педагогический университетThe author investigates the metaphor phenomenon in Spanish colloquial language. The difference between the metaphor of language and the metaphor of the colloquial speech is concreted. The author determines special features of the colloquial metaphor and its functions. Varieties of functions are explained using concrete linguistic material. Stable productive groups of Spanish colloquial metaphors are distinguished, according to their main subjects.http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/article/view/9913
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Metaphor in spanish colloquial language
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title Metaphor in spanish colloquial language
title_full Metaphor in spanish colloquial language
title_fullStr Metaphor in spanish colloquial language
title_full_unstemmed Metaphor in spanish colloquial language
title_short Metaphor in spanish colloquial language
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url http://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/article/view/9913
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