English Fixed Expression

An English Fixed Expression is a fixed expression that exhibits english syntactic rigidity and english lexical invariability in english usage.

• AKA: English Frozen Expression, English Set Phrase, English Fixed Phrase.
• Context:
  • It can typically resist English Syntactic Transformations like passivization or topicalization.
  • It can often maintain English Word Order without english permutation possibility.
  • It can frequently reject English Lexical Substitution of english component words.
  • It can usually function as English Single Lexical Unit despite english multiword structure.
  • It can commonly appear in English Dictionary as english established entry.
  • It can sometimes preserve English Archaic Forms no longer productive in english modern usage.
  • It can range from being an English Fully Fixed Expression to being an English Semi-Fixed Expression, depending on its english variation tolerance.
  • It can range from being an English Grammatically Regular Fixed Expression to being an English Grammatically Irregular Fixed Expression, depending on its english syntactic conformity.
  • It can range from being an English Semantically Transparent Fixed Expression to being an English Semantically Opaque Fixed Expression, depending on its english meaning predictability.
  • It can range from being an English High-Frequency Fixed Expression to being an English Low-Frequency Fixed Expression, depending on its english usage rate.
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• Example(s):
  • English Binomial Fixed Expressions, such as:
    • "by and large" (not *"large and by").
    • "spick and span" (not *"span and spick").
    • "kith and kin" with english frozen order.
  • English Idiomatic Fixed Expressions, such as:
    • KICKTHEBUCKET (not *"kick a bucket").
    • "red herring" (not *"crimson herring").
  • English Formulaic Fixed Expressions, such as:
    • "How do you do?" as english greeting formula.
    • "So far so good" as english status report.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • English Free Combination, which allows english full flexibility.
  • English Collocation, which permits english limited variation.
  • English Productive Pattern, which generates english new instances.
  • French Fixed Expression, which follows french fixedness patterns.
• See: Fixed Expression, English Language Expression, English Multiword Expression, English Idiomatic Expression, English Lexical Fixedness Hierarchy, English Collocation, KICKTHEBUCKET, English Frozen Form, Phraseology, English Metaphorical Expression.

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