English and Swedish Animal Idioms : A Study of Correspondence and Variation in Content and Expression

Idioms are found in every language and learning them is an important aspect of the mastery of a language. The English language is no exception as it contains a large number of idioms, which are extensively used. However, because of their rather rigid structure and quite unpredictable meaning, idioms...

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Main Author: Colin, Nathalie
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation 2006
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-13