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Idioms and Ambiguity in Context

Phrasal and Compositional Readings of Idiomatic Expressions

Wiltrud Wagner author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Published:9th Nov '20

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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.

ISBN: 9783110685435

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 605g

331 pages