Idioms And Idiomaticity
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Idioms And Idiomaticity
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Author : Chitra Fernando
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1996
Idioms And Idiomaticity written by Chitra Fernando and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The series will provide much-needed descriptions of modern English which take the revelations of recent research into account. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of idioms and idiomaticity from a functional perspective. It examines the use of idioms in discourse to combine the novel and the conventional, to convey representations of the world, evaluate people and situations, signal conviviality or conflict, andcreate coherent, cohesive texts. The book goes on to consider implications for language learning and development.
Learning Idiomaticity
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Author : Maria Wiktorsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Learning Idiomaticity written by Maria Wiktorsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
"The mastery of idiomaticity appears to be one of the more difficult tasks in the learning of a foreign language. In fact, even advanced learners quite often fail to reach a native-like level of idiomaticity. Consequently, native speakers often perceive th"
Storage Typology And Semantics Of Idioms
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Author : Franziska Hill
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2007-03-28
Storage Typology And Semantics Of Idioms written by Franziska Hill and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-28 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, University of Rostock, language: English, abstract: “Such expressions are termed idioms, defined as groups of words with set meanings that cannot be calculated by adding up the separate meanings of the parts” (Heidi Anders 1995, 17). Idioms have a semantic productivity which means ‘die wendungsinternen Bedeutungen einzelner Idiom-Konstituenten werden beim Konstruieren der Äußerung produktiv eingesetzt’ and a discourse productivity: the possibility to interpret the constituents of an idiom as autonomous, semantically ambivalent entities (Dobrovols’kij 1997, 22). An idiom can also be seen as a lexical unit, which formally consists of several words, but semantically be a whole and will be treated and saved like words. (Dobrovols’kij 1997, 51) There is a great variety within idioms of their degree of flexibility anyhow an idiom is a lexical unit. Everybody intuitively can realize an idiom as an idiom because of different characteristics, e.g. several combinations and different intension. All fixed word-complexes are reproducible. Idioms are an open class, in the core there are the more idiomaticised idioms and in the periphery they are less idiomatic. But if the hearer does not know an idiom, it is no idiom. Idioms differ in relation to proverbs mainly in semiotic-semantic parameters. Proverbs have a discursive autonomy and are quoted as ‘texts’, idioms instead are reproduced as lexical units. Another difference is that proverbs verbalize ‘general truth’ and fall back on shared knowledge of the people. An idiom comes into existence if one uses a phrase or sentence about a common situation or object in a figurative manner. The phrase has to be especially to the point, expressive or pictographic. This new expression will be consolidated and lexicalised and after that it will be taken into normal speech. Most idioms are stylistically neutral, but they can also be on a stylisticly lower or higher level. Archaic, literary, foreign and formal words belong to the higher level, whereas colloquial, jargon, slang and vulgar words belong to the lower level. Especially the lower level is highly idiomaticised. The usage of idioms plays a role in the social positioning of conversational partners and to consolidate a social hierarchy. An idiom is more informative than its simple lexical counterpart.
Idiomaticity In The Basic Writing Of American English
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Author : Marion Okawa Sonomura
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1996
Idiomaticity In The Basic Writing Of American English written by Marion Okawa Sonomura and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Education categories.
Going beyond mere grammaticality, the author examines the basic writing skills of a group of community college students in Hawaii for errors in idiomaticity, or native-like appropriateness of expression. («The Way of My Life», for example, though grammatical, is unidiomatic compared to «My Way of Life»). Criteria are suggested for the classification of phrasematic expressions, and a convenient terminology comprising idioms, collocations, and formulas is developed. Increased attention to idiomaticity is required, not only in language description, but also in the academic writing of second language and creole speakers.
Pragmatic Idioms
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Author : N. Hoffmeister
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2004-04-13
Pragmatic Idioms written by N. Hoffmeister and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-13 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2.0 (B), University of Paderborn (Anglistics), course: English Idioms in Linguistics and Language Teaching, language: English, abstract: Pragmatic Idioms play an important role in the English language and even more in everyday conversation and comprehension. We necessarily use expressions like 'How do you do?', 'Thank you', 'I am sorry' and so on. They are fixed parts in human interaction and “closely bound to a special function or communication situation”. They are a fixed part in our everyday conversation. Phonetics, the study of human speech sounds in the centre. Followed by phonology, the sound patterning, that is surrounded by syntax, the arrangement and the form of words, which also links together the sound patterns and the meaning. Next is semantics (meaning), that together with phonology, syntax and semantics is the “bread and butter” of linguistics (grammar). Around the centre of grammatical hub comes pragmatics, which is a relatively new and fast expanding topic that has connections both with semantics, and with the various branches of linguistics. Pragmatic idioms have a great variety of definitions and terms that continuously change. Some of these expressions are: pragmatic idioms, conversational routines, situational fixed expression-idioms, interactional idioms, Routineformeln or speech act idioms. In this paper I am going to use the expression pragmatic idioms (as well as in our presentation in the seminar) to present and illustrate this branch of linguistics. Because of this confusing and enormously wide field of definitions and information, I am going to start with a first overview, some basic definitions concerning fixed expressions, idioms and idiomacity in general before having a closer look at pragmatic idioms in detail.
Rethinking Idiomaticity
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Author : Stefanie Wulff
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-09-17
Rethinking Idiomaticity written by Stefanie Wulff and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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Idiom Structure In English
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Author : Adam Makkai
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-02-18
Idiom Structure In English written by Adam Makkai and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
English As A Lingua Franca
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Author : Luke Prodromou
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2008-01-06
English As A Lingua Franca written by Luke Prodromou and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-06 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Using a corpus of data drawn from naturally-occurring second language conversations, this book explores the role of idiomaticity in English as a native language, and its comparative role in English as a lingua franca. Through examining how idiomaticity enables first language learners to achieve a greater degree of fluency, the book explores why idiomatic language poses such a challenge for users of English as a lingua franca. The book puts forward a new definition of competence and fluency within the context of English as a lingua franca, concluding with an analysis of practical implications for the lingua franca classroom. This in-depth study of English language learning using corpus data will be of interest to researchers in applied linguistics and corpus linguistics and to teachers of English as an international lingua franca.
On Idiom
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Author : Chitra Fernando
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
On Idiom written by Chitra Fernando and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Comparative linguistics categories.
Concise Dictionary Of English Combined Idioms Phrases Proberbs Similies
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Author : EDITORIAL BOARD
language : en
Publisher: V&S Publishers
Release Date : 2015-09-01
Concise Dictionary Of English Combined Idioms Phrases Proberbs Similies written by EDITORIAL BOARD and has been published by V&S Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Reference categories.
This authoritative dictionary is designed to help readers expand vocabulary and language skills to reach appreciative levels and then exceed that! Hence, pick up the various ways to explain the meaning of idioms, phrases and proverbs, besides interpreting figurative language, such as metaphors and similes.The volume is composed of four separate sections:1. Idioms, 2.Phrases, 3.Proverbs and 4.Metaphors and Similes Key Featureso Sentences focussed on figurative language and sayingso Includes common idioms, popular phrases, witty proverbs, metaphors and similes.o Contains hyperbole and adages at appropriate placeso Organized into A-Z format with sentences at easy and moderate levelso Allows readers to develop and then apply new skills of expressiono Aligns to the English and Foreign words currently in popular useBenefitso Produces a complete understanding of common idiomso Provides recognizing the meaning of popular phraseso Encourages readers to understand and relate to witty proverbso Develops the ability to use metaphors and simileso Introduces adage and hyperboleo Improves vocabulary and enhances knowledge of word meaningso Polishes persuasive, descriptive and narrative writing skills