Towards a Definition of Idiom its Nature and Function

Fernando, Chitra

doi:10.1075/sl.2.3.03fer

Article published In: Studies in Language
Vol. 2:3 (1978) ► pp.313–343

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Towards a Definition of Idiom its Nature and Function

Chitra Fernando | Macquarie University

Published online: 1 January 1978

https://doi.org/10.1075/sl.2.3.03fer

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