IDIOM KELOMPOK 5 : SRI POEDJIATI (20148110625) SITI BADRIAH(20148110646) YANTI

A GROUP OF WORD IN A FIXED ORDER THAT HAVE A PARTICULAR MEANING THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE MEANINGS OF EACH WORD ON ITS OWN. IDIOM EXITS IN EVERY LANGUAGE . AN IDIOM IS A WORD OR PHRASE THAT IS NOT TAKEN LITERALLY.

COMMON IDIOMS SOME IDIOMS ARE USED BY MOST PEOPLE THAT SPEAK ENGLISH, OTHERS ARE USED BY A MORE SELECT GROUP. COMMON IDIOMS THAT REFER TO PEOPLE INCLUDE : A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER- MEANS YOU ARE HOLDING A GRUDGE. HIGH AS A KITE - MEANS YOU ARE DRUNK OR ON DRUG SICK AS A DOG - MEANS YOU ARE VERY ILL

SOME IDIOM USE COLOR WORDS TO CONVEY OTHER MEANINGS SOME IDIOM USE COLOR WORDS TO CONVEY OTHER MEANINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT USE THE WORD “BLUE” EXAMPLE : “ THE BLUES” CAN REFER TO BOTH A STYLE OF MUSIC AND FEELING SAD. “OUT OF THE BLUE “ MEANS SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT WAS UNEXPECTED.

LEANING A LANGUAGE WITH IDIOMS BECAUSE OF IDIOM . LEANING A LANGUAGE CAN BE COMPLICATED. AFTER YOU CAN CONJUGATE VERB, AND KNOW A LOT OF WORDS, YOU MANY STILL HAVE DIFFICULTY SPEAKING THE LANGUANGE WITH NATIVE USERS. THIS IS PARTLY DUE TO THE USE OF IDIOM AND WOULDS ALSO DEPEND OF WHICH REGION OF A COUNTRY YOU WERE IN. IDIOM USAGE IS NOT JUST REGIONAL, BUT ALSO VARIES ACCORDING TO PEOPLE’S INTEREST AND SOCIAL GROUPS.

A Semantic Clasification of idioms Pure Idioms Figurative Idioms Semi- idioms Idiom with Non-words

Pure Idioms Pure idioms are fossilized, non-compositional expression that are impervious to any lexical, semantic or morphological changes as it result in a loss of their unitary meaning a classic example of a pure idiom is to kick the bucket as it is a semantically opaque and lexically fixed expression`

Figurative Idioms Figurative idioms is also have a non-compositional meaning but there is a more plausible link between their literal and figurative senses than pure idioms. For example, the underlying sense of futily in the phrase to carry coals to Newcastle is comprehensible by placing the action in a literal context

Semi -Idioms Semi idioms comprise af at least one literal and one figurative component, which gives them an overall partially compositional meaning. For example : to cost an arm and a leg

Idioms with Non-Words The large majority of idiom constituents also operate as independent lexical items in the lexicon. For example : amok ( to run amok), cropper (to come cropper)

THE BEST WAY TO PICK UP ON THE MEANING OF CERTAIN IDIOMS WOULD BE TO CONVERRSE WITH PEOPLE AND ASK THEM FOR A CLARIFICATION OF THE IDIOM IF YOU ARE NOT CLEAR ABOUT THE IDIOM THEY USED. THERE ARE ALSO ON THE INTERNET WHICH WILL HELP EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF IDIOM.

IDIOM AROUND THE GLOBE THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN EVERY CULTURE AND THERE ARE IDIOMS TO DEAL WITH THEM . IN NORWEGIAN AND CZECH , “ WALKING AROUND HOT PORRIDGE “ REFERS TO BEATING AROUND THE BUSH, WHICH IS ALSO AN IDIOM MEANING NOT GETTING TO THE POINT.

IF YOU ARE IN ITALY OR TURKEY AND YOU SAY YOU ARE “ AS HUNGRY AS A WOLF” THEN YOU ARE STARVING. IG IT IS RAINING IN LARGE AMOUNTS, MOST CULTURES HAVE AN INTERESTING WAY OF SAYING THAT : IN ENGLISH , IT WOULD BE “ RAINING CATS AND DOGS” IN AFRICA, THEY MIGHT SAY “ IT’S RAINING OLDA WOMEN WITH CLUBS” MANY LANGUAGES REFER TO HEAVY RAIN AS COMING IN BUCKETS OR AS RAIN COMING OUT OF A BUCKET.

IDIOM IN THE ARTS THERE ARE MANY IDIOM IN THE FIELD OF MUSIC : IF YOU “FINE TUNE” SOMETHING , YOU MAKE SMALL IMPROVEMENTS TO IT. “ CHANGING YOUR TUNE “ MEANS CHANGING YOUR MIND. DRAMA AND DANCER HAVE IDIOMS, TOO, LIKE : “ BREAK A LEG “ MEANS GOOD LUCK. IF YOU ARE A “ HAM “ YOU OVERACT.

IF YOU SAY “ IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO” YOU MEAN THAT MORE THAN ONE PERSON IS AT FAULT OR INVOLVED. BEING “ IN THE SPOTLIGHT” MEANS YOU ARE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. REMEMBER, A GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH SHARED INTERESTS SUCH AS THE ARTS OR BUSINESS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN IDIOMS. AS WITH ALL IDIOM IT WILL BE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THE IDIOMS UF YOU CONCENTRATE ON WHAT IS BEING SAID AND ASK QUESTION ABOUT THE MEANING OF THE IDIOM

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