"And you say" : echoic utterances in Malachi with special reference to irony, denial and echoic questions

This thesis investigates echoic utterances in Malachi with special reference to irony in 1:2-5 and irony and denial in 2:17-3:12. Instances of irony, denial and echo questions in 1:6-14 are also analysed in the process of explaining irony in 1:2-5. The Relevance Theory (RT) of ostensive communicatio...

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Main Author: Bira, Yirgu Nigussie
Published: Middlesex University 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.664594