BODY PARTS IDIOMS IN ENGLISH
BODY PARTS IDIOMS IN ENGLISH
Author(s): Liliana Tronea-GhidelSubject(s): Lexis, Semantics, Descriptive linguistics, Phraseology
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: idiom; idiomacity; figurative; literal; body parts;
Summary/Abstract: This paper is aimed at identifying how to accurately understand and interpret idioms related to the parts of the human body. As the human body has many parts, and it is not possible to include them all in one work, the present study only refers to idioms related to the external parts of the human body. Phraseology is an indivisible element of all the languages that speakers use. One of the fundamental aspects of the phraseological unit is idiomaticity. The term idiomaticity serves to designate that specialization or semantic lexicalization at its highest degree. This feature informs us that the full meaning of certain phraseological units is not deducible from the separate meaning of each of its constituent elements. Regarding the denotative meaning shown by the phraseological units, we distinguish between the literal denotative meaning and the translational denotative meaning, that is, idiomatic.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 35
- Page Range: 408-416
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English