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30 sty 2014 · Periphrasis is demonstrated to behave as part of a morphological system in obeying the existing patterns, while formal accounts worked out within an HPSG approach reveal the systematic nature of...
This paper provides a formal theory of inflectional periphrasis, the phenomenon where a multi-word expression plays the grammatical role normally played by a single word filling a cell in an inflectional paradigm.
Definition, Usage and a list of Periphrasis Examples in common speech and literature. Periphrasis originates from a Greek word periphrazein which means talking around.
Some examples of periphrasis are purposeful in order to evade a taboo subject, such as in the case of innuendo and euphemism, or to adorn a sentence in a poetic way.
6 paź 2024 · Periphrasis is the use of several words to form a longer sentence or phrase where a few words or even a single word could convey the same meaning. It involves a roundabout way of referring to something rather than naming it directly in a more concise form.
Periphrasis can be investigated for the ways in which it splits the paradigms of lexemes (into periphrastic and non-periphrastic parts); this is done in the context of other morphological phenomena which also split paradigms. This chapter proposes a typology of splits.
It’s very common and therefore makes a creative addition to dialogue within literary works. It can be found most commonly in novels, short stories, and plays, but there are also examples in verse and other literary works. Examples of Periphrasis in Literature Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
