10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALAPROPISM»
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malapropism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
malapropism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How to Prepare for SAT II.: Literature
For example, a malapropism is the use of a word that is inappropriate for the
CONTEXT, but that resembles a word that is appropriate. The effect, of course, of
using the incorrect word can be amusing (as when Norm Crosby fills his routine
with ...
Christina Myers-Shaffer,
2000
2
The Principles of Literature: A Guide for Readers and Writers
For example, a malapropism is the use of a word that is inappropriate for the
context, but that resembles a word that is appropriate. The effect, of course, of
using the incorrect word can be amusing (as when Norm Crosby fills his routine
with ...
Christina Myers-Shaffer,
2000
3
Dummett: Philosophy of Language
This radical conclusion is the result of his analysis of malapropism, which is
extended to give an account of James Joyce's linguistic virtuosity. According to
Davidson, Joyce takes us back to the foundations of communication (Davidson
1991, ...
4
Natural Language Processing and Information Systems: 10th ...
The upper two collocative nodes form malapropism. The nodes going south-west
and south-east are paronyms of each malapropism's nodes. Each paronym
should be matched against the opposite malapropism's node, and any pair could
...
Andrés Montoyo, Rafael Munoz, Elisabeth Métais,
2005
5
Tickling Catfish: A Texan Looks at Culture from Amarillo to ...
When we do, we come up with a malapropism. One of Ms. Chick White's students
wrote a fine malapropism: "The man mustard his courage." If the man had
disliked mustard, as I do, presumably he would have used another condiment on
his ...
6
Confident Communication: Speaking Tips for Educators
AVOIDING. MALAPROPISMS. Watch for slang, and a malapropism or
spoonerism. As for slang, any time in a speech you say, "You know," you are in
trouble. "You know" is deadly to a speaker's credibility. Malapropisms are named
after Mrs.
7
Three is a Crowd?: Acquiring Portuguese in a Trilingual ...
The malapropism is a one-off target-like rendition of another word. In these
children's data, they occur rarely and once only for each target word. Because of
their incidental nature, malapropisms are generally labelled as 'nonsystemic', ...
Madalena Cruz-Ferreira,
2006
8
Neurolinguistics and Linguistic Aphasiology: An Introduction
Fay and Cutler (1977) studied a particular type of speech error called a "
malapropism". Malapropisms have three characteristics: the error is a real word;
the error and the target are unrelated in meaning; and the error and the target are
closely ...
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Chaucer's Miller's, Reeve's, and Cook's Tales
Blake argues that astromye is rather an acceptable variant spelling, since it is
retained in all manuscripts: if it were a malapropism 'it would be natural to expect
at least some scribes to emend it' (p 1 10). He also notes similar shortened forms
in ...
T. L. Burton, Rosemary Greentree,
1997
10
Perspectives on Black English
In many cases, further, the judgment "malapropism" may be the surest indicator of
the relationship of the Creole lexicon to that of the "standard" language. The
investigator frequently hears, from Antiguans, sentences like We don't have much
...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALAPROPISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
malapropism is used in the context of the following news items.
Taking on board the learnings | Otago Daily Times Online News …
Occasionally this inner circle mix them up inadvertently and come out the other end with an extremely incomprehensible malapropism. It is the ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
You Oughta Know: an oral history of Alanis Morissette's Jagged …
*Morissette: I think the malapropism in “Ironic” was the only thing I regretted [laughs]. I was like, oh God, if I knew more than 10 people were ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
'Little Mermaid' is spectacular fun
... the fish with the Ariel-crush (played winningly by Henry Hodges) and Scuttle, the malapropism-spouting seagull played by Billy Sharpe. «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»
Diane Chorley: Duchess Of Canvey
... means too many opportunities for gags have been lost, especially as script doesn't exactly zing with gags, the occasional malapropism aside. «Chortle, Jul 15»
Taking Indian Cricket to Hamsterdam
The slingers move in to the empty streets and the areas quickly become known as “Hamsterdam”, a corner boy's malapropism of “Amsterdam”. «Wisden India, Jul 15»
MOVIE REVIEW: 'Infinitely Polar Bear' tackles heavy topic with …
#The title of writer/director's Maya Forbes new dramatic comedy is a malapropism spoken by a child in the movie trying to say “bi-polar disorder. «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Jul 15»
'Trainwreck' review: Amy Schumer's big-screen debut almost gets …
And her muscle-bound, malapropism-spouting starter boyfriend (WWE star John Cena). And the homeless guy (Dave Attell) who panhandles in ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
Exactly How the Negotiators Finally Secured the Iranian Nuclear Deal
To borrow a malapropism that probably best describes the ongoing saga of Iran nuclear talks, it was “déjà vu all over again” in Europe at the ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
Volpone – RSC, Stratford-on-Avon, Review
The beating heart of this production is Henry Goodman who revels in the title-role, from his dribbling faked deathbed to the malapropism ... «Stratford Observer, Jul 15»
Ballet Theater's Met Season, a Mix of Sparkling Moments and …
In a magnificent malapropism, a woman of my acquaintance once described a man's wife as “a lodestone 'round his neck.” And that's what the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»