THE NOTION OF IDIOMS IN LINGUISTICS
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Keywords: idiom, multi-word expression, semantic (non-)compositionality, conventionality, conceptual metaphor, syntax of idioms, meaning of idiomsAbstract
Annotation. This article describes the concepts of idioms, their place in linguistics, and the structure of their use. Also, in the article, the situation of idioms in the sentence structure and their reasons with examples are given.
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