TY - BOOK ID - 26288507 TI - The concise thesaurus of traditional English metaphors PY - 2008 SN - 9780415430845 9780203945643 0415430844 0203945646 9781134085309 9781134085255 9781134085293 9781138429253 113408529X 128396628X 1134085303 1134085257 PB - London ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, DB - UniCat KW - Proverbs. Phrases KW - English language KW - Engels taal KW - stijlfiguren KW - metaforen KW - Engelse taal KW - woordenboeken. KW - idioom KW - synoniemen KW - uitdrukkingen KW - verwante woorden KW - Stijlfiguren KW - Woordenboeken. KW - Idioom KW - Metaforen KW - Synoniemen KW - Uitdrukkingen KW - Verwante woorden KW - Figures of speech KW - Metaphor KW - Idioms KW - Synonyms and antonyms. KW - Parabole KW - Reification KW - Germanic languages UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:26288507 AB - 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 ER -