Idioms and Ambiguity in Context: Phrasal and Compositional Readings of Idiomatic Expressions

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Wiltrud Wagner

Idioms and Ambiguity in Context

Phrasal and Compositional Readings of Idiomatic Expressions

Wiltrud Wagner

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English

De Gruyter
09 November 2020

Dialect, slang & jargon

Series: The Dynamics of Wordplay

Idioms have long been of interest to research in linguistics as well as literary studies. In the existing research, however, the aesthetic productivity of idiomatic ambiguity has never been in focus. The present study on Idioms and Ambiguity in Context fills this gap by analyzing a corpus of children’s literature—traditionally characterized by a high measure of wordplay and ambiguity—both in a linguistic and literary perspective.

Looking at the connection between context and understanding of idiomatic expressions in either their phrasal or their compositional reading, the study explores how ambiguity is activated, if, how, and when it is perceived on the different levels of communication, and how literary texts use this ambiguity in playful ways.

By: Wiltrud Wagner
Imprint: De Gruyter
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 605g
ISBN: 9783110685435
ISBN 10: 3110685434
Series: The Dynamics of Wordplay
Pages: 331
Publication Date: 09 November 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wiltrud Wagner, University of Tübingen, Germany.