Literal Occurrences of Multiword Expressions: Rare Birds That Cause a Stir
Multiword expressions can have both idiomatic and literal occurrences. For instance pulling strings can be understood either as making use of one’s influence, or literally. Distinguishing these two cases has been addressed in linguistics and psycholinguistics studies, and is also considered one of t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019-04-01
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| Series: | Prague Bulletin of Mathematical Linguistics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/pralin-2019-0001 |