Essays about: "meaning of idioms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words meaning of idioms.

1. 1. Translation strategies for figurative language in non-fiction : Translating metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs from English to Swedish

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Vicky Taylor; [2022]
   Keywords : figurative language; translation; conceptual metaphors; idioms; phrasal verbs; translation strategies; literal translation; transference; meaning translation; omission; addition; Swedish; English;

   Abstract : This thesis examines translation strategies for translating figurative language with a focus on metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs. Translators often state that figurative language presents challenges in the translation process. This is mainly because the translator must consider the language’s pragmatic, cognitive, and aesthetic functions. READ MORE

3. 2. Beating about the bush: written production and comprehension of L2 idioms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Lina Palm; [2019]
   Keywords : figurative meaning; idiom; keystroke logging; language transfer; literal meaning; phraseology; second language acquisition; second language learning; translation; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : A study on the online process of producing idioms in writing and how second language learners manage the production and comprehension of idioms may provide a useful and comprehensive investigation of the production, comprehension and acquisition of language. The study in this paper investigated how Swedish (L1) second language learners of English (L2) produce and comprehend written idioms in the L2. READ MORE

4. 3. This paper sure is a brass ring!  : A quantitative study on the effect of context for non-native students’ interpretation of English idioms.

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Angelica Halling; [2018]
   Keywords : idiom; interpretation; non-native students; context; Sweden; figurative meaning; familiarity; transparency;

   Abstract : Idioms are a big part of languages but can cause trouble for communication, especially for non-native speakers of a language. Interpreting idioms correctly means that one must derive a figurative meaning from words that individually mean something else. READ MORE

5. 4. Kick the Bucket or Cash in One's Chips : An analysis of some English slang expressions for dying

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Heidi Orava Anderson; [2018]
   Keywords : Metaphor; metonymy; idioms; slang; dying;

   Abstract : This research analyses some of the slang expressions with the meaning ‘to die’ found in Dictionary of Modern Slang with regard to metaphor and metonymy and whether they have been active when creating the identified slang expressions. It further examines the frequency of these expressions in a large language corpus, and identifies the processes involved in the most frequent expressions. READ MORE

6. 5. A piece of cake? High school students' retention of idioms : A comparative study of teaching idioms by means of illustrations and definitions respectively

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sabrina Xerri; [2018]
   Keywords : Idioms; vocabulary acquisition; EFL; ESL; retention; illustrations in teaching.;

   Abstract : This study aims at investigating teaching of idioms by means of illustrations and teaching of idioms by means of definitions. The informants of the experiment are learners of English in a Swedish high school. The 58 informants of this experiment were tested on a total of 19 idioms. READ MORE