Idioms In English Language

Edward Abbey uses various types of slang to get each character?s opinions across to the reader. For example, when Hayduke asks if Doc thinks he is a

Upon my arrival in the U.S., I faced a cultural shock. Although I had grown up speaking English, I discovered that American English, colloquial expressions, idioms and literature were all different than what I

The purpose of this research is to discover which of the four strategies suggested by Baker (1992), used in translating idioms and idiomatic expressions from English into Persian in a Novel titled “Kite Runner”. This chapter deals with methodology, which is the materials chosen for the analysis, the instrumentation, the procedures adopted to collect data, design of the study and data analysis.

Idiom is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Which basically means having a own saying. In the 4th paragraph, a phrase “jump down my throat” was used by the write to react angrily to something that someone said or did.

Idioms are difficult for ESL students because they have never been taught to them in context, with a link to a situation.

Name some of the idioms in this story. How do you think the use of idioms enhances this story?

We’ve allowed a natural approach to language instruction to dominate our schools, hoping our English learners 
“will just figure it out.” (SCOE, 2009) This approach suggested by Kevin Clark proposes that teachers explicitly teach ELL by giving them a set of skills. Teacher will have to teach students not just vocabulary, but the sound system of language, the words and their word parts and meanings, and also rules for structuring sentences grammatically. Teaching students from this perspective can support a deeper understanding of the language. When the

It is common for languages to take words, phrases and meanings from one another, and this is no different than English taking from Greek and Latin. While some Greek or Latin words have been changed into prefixes and suffixes, others have become phrases, and even events have garnered their own meaning by today’s standards. This includes the adaptation to technology, science, military purposes and even everyday use, many of which are significant in their own respective area.

It is made very clear that many things have changed in the English language since Early Modern English. The largest change in the language since then is the vast amount of vocabulary that has been added. Many words have come from the fact that Britain was a world wide empire during the 18th and 19th centuries making it so that words from all over the world naturally became part of the English language. All of the changes in language over time lead up to the English that is spoken by nearly 375 million people all over the world. Starting from the early 500’s, as far as experts could trace back, to now English has spread from one corner of Europe to around the world.

Unlike the soporific slang of the mall, a writer's slang aspires to an audience-pleasing elegance--achieved, say, by poetic handling of slang, with attention to its sounds, rhythms and associations; by slang used inventively for contrast within sophisticated frameworks; by artful mimicry of insider slang--prison, military, Wall Street, etc.; or by virtuosity in the slang of the minute.

A colloquialism has the effect of creating a sense of realism for the reader and being able to relate to the reader based of words or phrases they are used to hearing.

Slang terms have been a prominent part of society for many years. Slang terms have also changed from generation to generation. This paper will discuss some common slang terms and see if there is a significant difference between the generations. Two hypotheses were used for this research project. The reason that there are two is explained in the paper.

Language has gradually advanced over many millions of years. Slang has developed, and other cultures languages and quirks have made their way in, and it has become one. Language has a way of shaping our identities, and personal cultures. It brings us together, and sometimes it even makes us move apart.

In this research, the researcher discusses the figurative language based on Perrine’s perception. According to Perrine (1977:61-109), figurative language consists of 12 kinds, they are: simile, metaphor, personification, apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, symbol, allegory, paradox, hyperbole/overstatement, understatement, and irony.

The language is a part of the culture and the carrier of the culture at the same time. The culture can not get away from the language. The language can not get away from the culture, either. It is impossible to study a foreign language text without considering the culture it embodied. Idiom is the essence and crystallization of a language and culture. It is the summary of life experiences of the people in a particular district. Usually, it is short but it can reflect the special features of a certain culture. Therefore, the accurate understanding of the English idiom does not only involve the phonetic conversion but also involve the western cultural conversion. It requires that the learner know the western culture background well.