English Idiom
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An English Idiom is an english-language idiomatic expression that conveys non-compositional meaning through culturally-specific figurative language.
- AKA: English Idiom Unit, English Idiomatic Phrase, Idiom (English).
- Context:
- It can typically express English Figurative Meaning that differs from english literal interpretation.
- It can often embed English Cultural Knowledge within english linguistic structure.
- It can frequently require English Native Speaker Competence for english semantic processing.
- It can generally resist English Word-for-Word Translation into english target languages.
- It can usually demonstrate English Syntactic Restrictions in english grammatical variation.
- It can commonly occur in English Informal Register more than english formal register.
- It can sometimes preserve English Historical Usage from english earlier periods.
- It can range from being a Transparent English Idiom to being an Opaque English Idiom, depending on its english semantic analyzability.
- It can range from being a Fixed English Idiom to being a Semi-Fixed English Idiom, depending on its english syntactic flexibility.
- It can range from being a Colloquial English Idiom to being a Literary English Idiom, depending on its english usage domain.
- It can range from being a Regional English Idiom to being a Universal English Idiom, depending on its english geographic distribution.
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- Example(s):
- English Verbal Idioms, such as:
- English Nominal Idioms, such as:
- English Adjectival Idioms, such as:
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- Counter-Example(s):
- English Collocation, which maintains compositional meaning like "strong coffee".
- English Compound Word, which forms single lexical unit like "blackboard".
- English Proverb, which expresses complete wisdom statement like "A stitch in time saves nine".
- English Metaphor, which allows creative variation unlike fixed idiom.
- See: Idiomatic Expression, English Fixed Expression, English Phrasal Verb, English Verbal Idiom, English Nominal Idiom, English Warning Metaphor, English Communication Phrase, English Collocation, KICKTHEBUCKET, KEEPTABSON, Multiword Expression, Figurative Language, Formulaic Phrase.