A cross-cultural perspective on the comprehension of novel and conventional idiomatic expressions

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ID12859623
AutoresSvetlana Y Pavlina (0000-0002-8304-795X, National Research University Higher School of Economics, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume21
Fascículo1
Páginas33-60
Data de publicação2024-02-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoIntercultural Pragmatics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1612-295X • E-ISSN: 1613-365X
EditoraDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ip-2024-0002
OpenAlexW4392110073
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas55

This paper examines factors that affect the comprehension of novel and conventional idiomatic expressions by second language students of English. Using the Conventional Figurative Language Theory (CFLT), the study explores how the understanding of novel and conventional idioms differs and how it is affected by context. I find that novel idioms tend to be easier to comprehend than conventional idioms and interpret this effect through the role of digital media in the creation and dissemination of new phraseological coinages. However, I also observe that while the understanding of conventional idioms is enhanced by context, the role of context in the comprehension of novel idioms is not pronounced. I conclude by discussing the strategies that facilitate the comprehension of both novel and conventional idioms such as the analysis of mental imagery associated with their literal meanings, reliance on background knowledge, and attention to the motivation of an idiomatic expression

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