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Publication details [#66282]
O’Shields, Kathryn. 2019. Speaking figuratively: The role of the tacit in artful language. International Review of Pragmatics 11 (2) : 235–271. 
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
Brill
Annotation
This paper handles two forms of artful language: similes and metaphors. It asserts that their artful quality results from a deliberate omission of information, exacting the listener to fill in the missing parts.