Being presented with phrases of the kind, 'take the plunge' and
'write a letter', native speakers of English tend to agree that the
former is more idiomatic that the latter. What exactly is it about
these two phrases that guide speakers' judgements? Adopting a
usage-based perspective, this study addresses the question 'which
factors do speakers rely upon when assessing the idiomaticity of a
construction?'.
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Rethinking Idiomaticity "is the first study to bring together a
quantitative corpus-linguistic approach and quantitative judgement
data to explore the nature of idiomaticity as a complex concept
that comprises semantic and formal variation parameters. Wulff's
fascinating book is suitable for researchers and postgraduates in
the fields of lexicography, phraseology, corpus linguistics and
those who are employing quantitative approaches.
Cognitive linguists interested in the empirical underpinnings of
their theoretical assumptions will also find this required reading.
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