ARM AND LEG IDIOMS IN THE BNC AND COCA CORPORA: VIEWS ON THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN SOCIETY

ARM AND LEG IDIOMS IN THE BNC AND COCA CORPORA: VIEWS ON THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN SOCIETY

Phraseological units, primarily idioms are those types of linguistic units which reveal to a great extent how certain linguistic community copes with its surroundings. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate how idioms in English language are actually differently used across different genres in Briti...

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Main Author: Nevena Tanasić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for the Development of Science, Engineering and Education 2014-06-01
Series:International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education
Subjects:
arm and leg idioms
bnc
coca
cultural difference
Online Access:https://ijcrsee.com/index.php/ijcrsee/article/view/108

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