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idiomatic expressions

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Idiomatic expressions is a research area within linguistics and cognitive science that investigates multi-word units whose overall meaning cannot be straightforwardly deduced from the literal meanings of their individual components. This field examines their structural properties, semantic compositionality (or lack thereof), cultural specificity, acquisition, processing, and role in communication, highlighting their significance for understanding language's non-literal dimensions and the complexities of human cognition and cultural knowledge.

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RW

University of California, Santa Cruz

CC

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

MF

Yarmouk University

PT

University of Trieste

LG

Auckland University of Technology

Top Institutions

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University of California, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, United States

Yarmouk University

Irbid, Jordan