Title of article
Stupid as a Coin: Meaning and rhyming similes in Vietnamese
Author/Authors
Nguyen، Thuy Nga نويسنده The University of Queensland , , Zuckermann، Ghil‘ad نويسنده University of Adelaide ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Pages
22
From page
97
To page
118
Abstract
Similes emphasise affinities between different objects, and they occur in many cultures. Vietnamese similes can be classified into two types: Meaning Similes and Rhyming Similes. This paper analyses and compares their structure and their semantic and phonetic requirements. It also draws innovative parallels between Vietnamese rhyming similes and Cockney Rhyming Slang, Multisourced Neologization of the Phonetic Matching type, and English, Italian and Israeli euphemisms.
Journal title
International Journal of Language Studies
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
International Journal of Language Studies
Record number
1163239
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