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Polysemy and Vagueness in Idioms: A Corpus-based Analysis of Meaning

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International Journal of Lexicography, 19 (4): 361--377 (Dec 1, 2006)
DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecl023

Abstract

This paper presents a corpus-based approach to the meaning of verb phrase idioms and proposes a set of parameters for the systematic description of their meaning in different contexts. It also discusses polysemy and vagueness in relation to idioms and offers criteria for the operationalisation of this distinction.

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