ABSTRACT
Periphrasis, from Greek peri (around)+phrazein (to declare), is, like circumlocution, a method of expressing something in a roundabout way:
He gave a positive response.
for:
He said yes.
Periphrasis is often found in pidgins and creoles:
gras bilong hed (hair=grass belong head) pikinini bilong diwai (fruit=children belong tree)
See: circumlocution, gobbledygook, pidgins and creoles.
