Definition
Auxesis is an exaggeration of the importance of a referent by the use of a referring expression that is disproportionate to it.
Examples
(English)
Referring to a scratch as a wound.
Sources 1
- Corbett 1971, 487
Glossary term A
Glossary term A
Auxesis is an exaggeration of the importance of a referent by the use of a referring expression that is disproportionate to it.
(English)
Referring to a scratch as a wound.