Figure Name | soraismus |
Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
Earliest Source | None |
Synonyms | cumulatio, soraismos |
Etymology | None |
Type | Trope |
Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
Definition |
To mingle different languages affectedly or without skill. |
Example |
His raison d'etre allows little quid pro quo with the hoi polloi. |
Kind Of | Omission Opposition |
Part Of | |
Related Figures | cacozelia, Graecism, Hebraism, vices |
Notes | |
Confidence | Confident |
Last Editor | Allan McDougall |
Confidence | Confident |
Editorial Notes | Changes Linguistic Domain from morphological and lexicographic to semantic. |
Reviewed | Yes |
Reviewer | Allan McDougall |