To the question of cognitive aspect of the meaning of idioms
In the article the meaning of idioms is analyzed with reference to the theory of frames and mental spaces. According to cognitive research, linguistic units are conceptually motivated. The idioms are in this case of great interest because of the figurativeness and relation between their actual meani...
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| Language: | English |
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Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/9482 |