Weathered Words - Formulaic Language and Verbal Art

Formulaic phraseology presents the epitome of words worn and weathered by trial and the tests of time. Weathered Words concentrates on verbal art, which makes Oral-Formulaic Theory (OFT) a major point of reference. Each of the eighteen essays gathered here brings particular aspects of formulaic language into focus.

About the author

Frog is Associate Professor of Folklore Studies in the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki.William Lamb is Senior Lecturer in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh.

Summary

Formulaic phraseology presents the epitome of words worn and weathered by trial and the tests of time. Weathered Words concentrates on verbal art, which makes Oral-Formulaic Theory (OFT) a major point of reference. Each of the eighteen essays gathered here brings particular aspects of formulaic language into focus.

Product details

• Authors: William Frog Lamb
• Assisted by: Frog (Editor), William Lamb (Editor), Lamb William (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2022
• EAN: 9780674278394
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27839-4
• No. of pages: 450
• Series: Publications of the Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, POETRY / European / General, Folklore, myths & legends, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)