Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors

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Taylor & Francis, 2004 M01 14 - 896 pages
This fascinating collection of traditional metaphors and figures of speech, groups expressions according to theme. The second edition includes over 1,500 new entries, more information on first known usages, a new introduction and two expanded indexes. It will appeal to those interested in cultural history and the English language.

About the author (2004)

Dick Wilkinson is a retired Forestry Commission worker who studied Classics, Old English and Old Norse at Cambridge University. This collection is the result of a lifetime's work on dialect and metaphor.

Bibliographic information

TitleThesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
AuthorP.R. Wilkinson
Edition2, revised
PublisherTaylor & Francis, 2004
ISBN0203219856, 9780203219850
Length896 pages
  
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