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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAntiphrasis-Based Comparative Constructional Idioms in SpanishCarmen Mellado BlancoThe aim of this study is to show the constructional character of the antiphrasis-based comparative structures in Spanish [SUBJ[anaph] VTENER de S1 como/lo que yo de S2] and [SUBJ[anaph] V[COGN] de S1 como/lo que yo de S2], respectively with the referential meaning 'not to be S1' and 'to not know/understand absolutely anything about S1' and the pragmatic meaning disagreement/criticism. These … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 14 Aug 2015 · 8,117 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleOn the Systematic Variation of German Idioms: Converse Pairs as a Constructional PhenomenonDmitrij Dobrovol′skijThis paper presents some findings of my research on the systematic variation of German idioms, with attention focused on converse transformations such as (jmdm.) eins/eine/einen aufs Dach geben literally "to give someone <let someone have> one on the roof", meaning 'to strike <beat> someone' or 'to punish someone' – eins/eine/einen aufs Dach bekommen (von jmdm.) literally "to get one on … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 13 Aug 2015 · 8,208 accessesView PDF Cite