Onomatopoeic phrasal verbs : A corpus study of their meanings and usage in American English

This study examines how the meanings of onomatopoeic phrasal verbs are created and in which register these verbs are most frequently used. Through the study of previous research on the subject qualities of onomatopoeia and phrasal verbs are identified. Based on this a framework for identifying phras...

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Main Author: Rydblom, Oskar
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOL 2010
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-6360