THE USAGE OF IDIOMS AND THE BEST WAYS TO UNDERSTAND THEM IN THE CONTEXT
Keywords:
the definition of idioms, the pragmatic meaning, effective communication, co-workers, supervisors, customers, idiomatic, linguistic expressions, slang, language.Abstract
This paper presents the definition of idioms to see what they are. Then, it classifies the idioms into different categories and in the end, gives some techniques and procedures to translate them. If your students are studying to learn English for a job, they especially need to learn how to understand and use idiomatic expressions so they can communicate with their co-workers, supervisors or customers. For non-native speakers, idioms represent a serious challenge in understanding the language because their meaning cannot be retrieved from the words, thus understanding an idiom is crucial for effective communication.
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