Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Acceptance of Comparative Structures
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| Author: | Rebekka Klingshirn | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
Semantics
Language Acquisition |
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| Query: |
For a chapter of my dissertation on comparative structures, I am looking
for literature on why certain comparisons of equality are more acceptable than others, e.g. why one would say 'He is as fit as a fiddle', but not 'He is as fit as a jogger' or: 'thin as a rake' or 'white as a sheet' but not 'thin as a bean stalk' or 'white as paint'. A reference as to where I could find a list of such idioms, perhaps for foreign learners of English, would also be of great help already. Please e-mail any suggestions to r.k.klingshirn@web.de Thank you very much, Rebekka |
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| LL Issue: | 18.494 | |
| Date posted: | 13-Feb-2007 | |
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