Essays about: "Animal Idioms"

Found 1 essay containing the words Animal Idioms.

  1. 1. English and Swedish Animal Idioms : A Study of Correspondence and Variation in Content and Expression

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Nathalie Colin; [2006]
    Keywords : English and Swedish animal idioms; literal translation; role of context; underlying conceptual metaphor; personification; simile; semantics.;

    Abstract : Idioms are found in every language and learning them is an important aspect of the mastery of a language. The English language is no exception as it contains a large number of idioms, which are extensively used. However, because of their rather rigid structure and quite unpredictable meaning, idioms are often considered difficult to learn. READ MORE