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Record 1 1986-11-25

English

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  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
CONT

This complete lexicalization of complex metaphors ("idiomaticization") is accompanied by a very significant semantic change, as implied in Malblanc's words...: "...plus elle perd de sa force et s'oriente vers le signe."

French

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  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
OBS

Source: Brian Harris, Département de linguistique et langues modernes, U. d'Ottawa, Ottawa.

OBS

On appelle expression idiomatique toute forme grammaticale dont le sens ne peut être déduit de sa structure en morphèmes et qui n'entre pas dans la constitution d'une forme plus large.

Spanish

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