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Idioms and Ambiguity in Context

Phrasal and Compositional Readings of Idiomatic Expressions
  • Wiltrud Wagner
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2021
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The present study explores the aesthetic productivity of idiomatic ambiguity in children’s literature. Looking at the connection between context and understanding of idiomatic expressions in either their phrasal or their compositional reading, the study investigates how ambiguity is activated, if, how, and when it is perceived on the different levels of communication, and how literary texts use this ambiguity in playful ways.

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Wiltrud Wagner, University of Tübingen, Germany.

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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
November 9, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9783110685459
Hardcover published on:
November 9, 2020
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110685435
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Front matter:
17
Main content:
314
Illustrations:
11
Tables:
155
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