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Collocations and Idioms and Their Translatability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Mohammad Reza Bateni
Mohammad Reza Bateni*
Affiliation:
University of Tehran
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Abstract

A collocation can be defined as a sequence of words which co-occur more than would be expected by chance. Collocations impose constraints on how words can be used together. An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through common use. In this paper I will attempt to expand on these notions. For further clarification, I will compare and contrast some examples from English and Persian.

Type
Research Article
Information
Iranian Studies , Volume 43 , Issue 5: On Persian Language and Linguistics , December 2010 , pp. 591 - 597
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Iranian Studies 2010

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