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Unit 16
English Idioms
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1. Characteristics of idioms
1) Semantic unity
Each idiom is a semantic unity. The semantic unity can be reflected by the fact that the meaning of an idiom is very often not the total sum of the meanings of the constituent words. The semantic unity can aslo be shown in the illogical relations between the literal meanings of the consitituent words and the meaning of the idiom.
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2) Structural stability
Structural stability means that the structure of an idiom usually remains unchangible. In other words, the constituent components of an idiom can not, generally speaking, be replaced.
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2. Classification of idioms
1)Idioms norminal in nature:
They function as nouns in a sentence:
white elephant
brain trust
Jack of all trades
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2)Idioms adjectival in nature
They function as adjectives in a sentence.
cut and dried
wide of the mark
up in the air
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3)Idioms verbal in nature
They function as verbs in a sentence.
put down to
turn on
get away with
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4)Idioms adverbial in nature
They function as adverbials in a sentence:
tooth and nail
in nothing flat
through thick and thin
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5)Sentence idioms
Such idioms are usually in complete sentential form. They are usally proverbs or sayings.
Never do things by halves.
All is not gold that glitters.
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3.Use of idioms
1) Stylistic features
Different idioms show different stylistic meanings. Some are casual, others formal, still others neural in style. The same idiom may show stylistic differences when denoting different meanings.
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2)Rhetorical features
(1)Phonetic manipulation
a. alliteration such as "chop and change"
b. rhyme such as "toil and moil"
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(2)Lexical manipulation
a. reiteration, which means the duplication of synonyms such as "chop and change"
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b. repetition, which means the repetition of the same word, such as "by and by"
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c. juxtapostion, which means the combination of two antonyms such as "day and night"
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(3) Figures of speech
a. simile: as proud as a peacock
as mute as a fish
as proud as a peacock
as graceful as a swan
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b. metaphor: white elephant
black sheep
dark horse
wet blanket
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c. metonymy: velvet glove
in the cradle
live by one’
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d. synecdoche: earn one's bread
fall into good hands
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e. personification:
Failure is the mother of success
Actions speak louder than words.
The pot calls the cattle black.
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4. Variations of idioms
1)addition:
"in good condition" from "in condition"
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2) deletion:
"the last straw" from "It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back."
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3) position-shifting:
"The Johnsons keep up with sb" from "keep up with the Johnsons"
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4) replacement:
"wash one's clean linen in public" from "wash one's dirty linen in public"
Idioms are terse, vivid and expressive.