L’expression de l’intensité par la conséquence ou la cause

Giving a consequence or a cause in addition to a fact, or even instead of it, in order to express its intensity, is a very widespread rhetorical device in French. In this article, we will first examine the two types of inferences such a device builds on, before studying the special linguistic forms...

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Main Author: Clara Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO 2005-12-01
Series:Corela
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/corela/542
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spelling doaj-2f27981a8e1441038acc6ba3ede0258e2020-11-24T21:43:05ZengCercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICOCorela1638-573X2005-12-013210.4000/corela.542L’expression de l’intensité par la conséquence ou la causeClara RomeroGiving a consequence or a cause in addition to a fact, or even instead of it, in order to express its intensity, is a very widespread rhetorical device in French. In this article, we will first examine the two types of inferences such a device builds on, before studying the special linguistic forms taken by this device, as well as the semantic characteristics of what is given as a consequence or a cause of intense facts.http://journals.openedition.org/corela/542causeconsequencedegreehyperboleinferenceintensity
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title L’expression de l’intensité par la conséquence ou la cause
title_short L’expression de l’intensité par la conséquence ou la cause
title_full L’expression de l’intensité par la conséquence ou la cause
title_fullStr L’expression de l’intensité par la conséquence ou la cause
title_full_unstemmed L’expression de l’intensité par la conséquence ou la cause
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publisher Cercle linguistique du Centre et de l'Ouest - CerLICO
series Corela
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publishDate 2005-12-01
description Giving a consequence or a cause in addition to a fact, or even instead of it, in order to express its intensity, is a very widespread rhetorical device in French. In this article, we will first examine the two types of inferences such a device builds on, before studying the special linguistic forms taken by this device, as well as the semantic characteristics of what is given as a consequence or a cause of intense facts.
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consequence
degree
hyperbole
inference
intensity
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