Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Towards Lexicographic Description of Idioms in the English Language: Comparative Analysis

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2015 8 (11)
Authors
Perevezentseva, Yulia S.
Contact information
Perevezentseva, Yulia S.:Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev 24 Minin Str., Nizhny Novgorod, 603950, Russia; E-mail:
Keywords
idiom; dictionary; lexicographic description; British and American dictionaries of idioms
Abstract

The aim of the article is to compare two practices of lexicographic description of idioms: British and American. Modern and authority American and British dictionaries of idioms become the focus of interest. The subject matter is an entry, and the object of study is its significative and denotative, connotative and additional components. The study reveals merits and otherwise, perspectives of the compared lexicographic practices

Pages
2572-2581
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/19918

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