El lenguaje de lo sobrenatural

Mankind has always used language as a means of enacting the powers offered by it to attract beneficial forces as well as to react against malignant ones. As such, language acts through the principle of opposition. This work analyses the most recurrent linguistic devices found in metaphor, oaths and...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Sanz Alonso, Beatriz
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2003
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repository:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
OAI Identifier:oai:riull.ull.es:915/18830
Online Access:http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18830
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Lengua española
Edad Media
Ángeles
Demonios
Metáforas
Juramentos
Conjuros
Exorcismos
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Summary:Mankind has always used language as a means of enacting the powers offered by it to attract beneficial forces as well as to react against malignant ones. As such, language acts through the principle of opposition. This work analyses the most recurrent linguistic devices found in metaphor, oaths and swearing, conjuration and exorcism.