Alliteration in Culture

Roper, Jonathan

Alliteration occurs in a wide variety of contexts in stress-initial languages, including Icelandic, Finnish and Mongolian. It can be found in English from Beowulf to The Sun . Nevertheless, alliteration remains an unexamined phenomenon. This pioneering volume takes alliteration as its central focus across a variety of languages and domains.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2011-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349313013

DOI: 10.1057/9780230305878

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 253