Variability in the Syntax of Idioms
Given that the meaning of idioms is not predictable from the literal meaning of their parts, we can broadly define idioms as expressions with a non-compositional interpretation. Since language is a compositional system, this characteristic of idioms might suggest that they are atomic building block...
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University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2017-12-01
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| Series: | ELOPE |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/7485 |