Edgar: doublets, bifrasismos, difrasismos

[Geoff Davis]

Hi, Gloria:

On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:36:55 -0700, Fuentes,
Gloria <gfuentes at crafton.sbccd.cc.ca.us> wrote:
> Can someone tell me what those words mean?

I believe the classical definition is as follows: "a parallel
couplet containing a pair of metaphors that together
expresses a single thought."  Here are two common
examples:

in atl in tlachinolli - "water and fire" - war
in xochitl in cuicatl - "flower and song" - poetry

Hope this helps.

-Geoff

-Geoff