Syntactic Features of English Idioms  

Oleh:

Yusifova, Gunel Izzaddin

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of English Linguistics vol. 3 no. 3 (Jun. 2013), page 133-138.
Topik: syntactic features; form and meaning; unity of semantics and syntax; idioms and non-idiomatic expressions; idioms in the passive voice; transformation within idioms
Fulltext: Gunel Izzaddin Yusifova.pdf (150.95KB)

Isi artikel

Idioms are the expressions the elements of which cannot be changed or replaced by other elements. They are called fixed expressions. However, some changes are possible within idioms. These changes may be both lexical and grammatical. The acticle deals with the syntactic features of idioms, possible transformations within idioms. Besides, the essential point in the article is to understand why some idioms undergo transformations, while the others don’t. Semantics and syntax are taken as a whole in the system of the English language, and the research is carried as to the mutual relationship between them. Different linguistic and cognitive approaches by different scholars have been analyzed in the article, and the proper conclusions have been made.

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