Hyperbolic language and its relation to metaphor and irony

• Published in: Journal of pragmatics Vol. 79; no. Apr; pp. 79 - 92
• Main Authors: Carston, Robyn, Wearing, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2015
• Subjects: Communication; Evaluative component; Hyperbole; Irony; Metaphor; Metaphors; Pragmatics; Qualitative shift; Quantitative shift; Rhetorical Figures; Irony; Evaluative component; Metaphor; Quantitative shift; Qualitative shift; Hyperbole

•Hyperbole is shown to be a fundamentally different trope from irony.•Hyperbole shares some characteristics with metaphor but is essentially distinct.•Hyperbole involves a scalar meaning shift and an evaluative component.•Hyperbole co-occurs with other tropes more frequently than any other trope doe...