A "Question of Questionable Compounds"? Phrasal verbs in OED1

<p>Phrasal verbs are notoriously problematic for lexicographers. One difficult decision is whether to define only idiomatic combinations (such as fall out meaning 'disagree') or to define transparent ones as well (such as fall out in a sentence like 'the bird fell out of the tre...

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Main Author: Wild, K
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: 2010
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