Idioms: Processing, Structure, and Interpretation

ristina Cacciari, Patrizia Tabossi, "Idioms: Processing, Structure, and Interpretation"
Psychology Press | 1993 | ISBN: 0805810382 | 360 pages | PDF | 16,3 MB

"The book draws on a lot of research, is friendly to the reader, and will be of good value to teachers."
Paul Nation, Victoria University of Wellington, Australia

This comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible text on idiom use, learning, and teaching approaches the topic with a balance of sound theory and extensive research in cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics, and sociolinguistics combined with informed teaching practices. Idioms is organized in three parts:

Part I includes discussion of idiom definition, classification, usage patterns, and functions.

Part II investigates the process involved in the comprehension of idioms and the factors that influence individuals’ understanding and use of idioms in both L1 and L2.

Part III explores idiom acquisition and the teaching and learning of idioms, focusing especially on the strategies and techniques used to help students learn idioms.

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