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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Main Author: Marko Hladnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani (Ljubljana University Press, Faculty of Arts) 2017-12-01
Series:ELOPE
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Online Access:https://revije.ff.uni-lj.si/elope/article/view/7485