In contemporary language, the notion of blasphemy is often used hyperbolically (in a deliberately exaggerated manner). This usage has garnered some interest among linguists recently, and the word blasphemy is a common case used for illustrative purposes.Recanati, F. (1995) "The alleged priority of literal interpretation". Cognitive Science 19: 207–232. Carston, R. (1997) "Enrichment and loosening: complementary processes in deriving the proposition expressed?" Linguistische Berichte 8: 103–127. Carston, R. (2000). "Explicature and semantics." UCL Working Papers in Linguistics 12: 1–44. Revised version to appear in Davis & Gillon (forthcoming). Sperber, D. & D. Wilson (1998) "The mapping between the mental and the public lexicon". In Carruthers & Boucher (1998: 184–200). Glucksberg, S. (2001) Understanding Figurative Language: From Metaphors to Idioms. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Wilson, D. & D. Sperber (2002) "Truthfulness and relevance". Mind 111: 583–632.
In contemporary language, the notion of blasphemy: is often used hyperbolically (in a deliberately exaggerated manner). This usage has garnered some interest among linguists recently, and the word blasphemy is a common case used for illustrative purposes.Recanati, F. (1995) "The alleged priority of literal interpretation". Cognitive Science 19: 207–232. Carston, R. (1997) "Enrichment and loosening: complementary processes in deriving the proposition expressed?" Linguistische Berichte 8: 103–127. Carston, R. (2000). "Explicature and semantics." UCL Working Papers in Linguistics 12 1–44. Revised version to appear in Davis & Gillon (forthcoming). Sperber, D. & D. Wilson (1998) "The mapping between the mental and the public lexicon". In Carruthers & Boucher (1998: 184–200). Glucksberg, S. (2001) Understanding Figurative Language: From Metaphors to Idioms. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Wilson, D. & D. Sperber (2002) "Truthfulness and relevance". Mind 111: 583–632.