@article{723716,
      author = {Webster, Jonathan,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/723716},
      title = {Understanding verbal art a functional linguistic approach  / [electronic resource] :},
      abstract = {This book applies linguistic analysis to the poetry of  Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo, a Singaporean poet and  leading figure in Commonwealth literature. The work  explores how the poet combines grammar and metaphor to make  meaning, making the reader aware of the linguistic  resources developed by Thumboo as the basis for his unique  technique. The author approaches the poems from a  functional linguistic perspective, investigating the  multiple layers of meaning and metaphor which go into  producing these highly textured, grammatically intricate  works of verbal art. The approach is based on Syst.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55019-5},
      recid = {723716},
      pages = {1 online resource (x, 130 pages) :},
}