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Idiomatic Expressions In English

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Different words can have different meanings. Idiomatic expressions also carry different meanings beyond their basic level and when they are used in speech or written form, they can have a great impression on the listeners or readers (Zyzik, 2009). Fotovatnia and Khaki(2012) states that idiomatic expressions are used in all shapes of discourse: in conversations, talks, films, radio broadcasts, TV programs, and etc . Fotovatnia and Khaki (2012) add idiomatic expressions are so common in English but the trouble is that they seem very hard for second language learners to use them appropriately , so, learning English idioms is necessary to second language learners, and every learner must prepare himself or herself to meet these challenges. …show more content…

According to Knapp (1984), the message exchange is too hard when the native and non- native speaker interact , and the flow of conversation is not at the same time. Rodriguez and Moreno (2009) suggests idiomatic expressions are constant expressions whose the whole meaning cannot be defined from the meaning of their separated elements (cite in Khoshniyat and Dowlatabadi, 2014). Khoshniyat and Dowlatabadi (2014) believe idiomatic expressions are one of the troublesome district of foreign or second language learning . According to Zarei and Rahimi (2012) Many studies considered the trouble in using the L2 idiomatic expressions. Zarei and Rahimi (2012) conclude that second language learners have main trouble in learning idiomatic expressions. In addition, Zarei and Rahimi(2012) believe however, second language learners as a fluent speaker should learn how to use idiomatic expressions, but a large amount of research is on idioms understanding, So another matter which learners are encountered with is the production of idiomatic …show more content…

However there are different ways for learning the idioms but this study concentrate on two different way as receptive and productive ones and compare them. 1.4 significance of the study Idiomatic expressions are a significant aspect of English language. So, they should be taught and learnt. since they are part of what is broadly considered to be general English (Moreno, 2011). This proposal will be an attempt to consider the role of two techniques ,dictogloss and storytelling in the comprehension and production of idiomatic expressions. According to Akbarian (2012)Language contains a large number of expressions such as idioms in which language users, and language learners alike, both of them have no choice or liberty in changing the position of their constituent parts. Akbarian(2012) adds Language learners for that problem have to learn as well as use these expressions as they are used in the language they attempt to learn and use them appropriately .so the learning of idiomatic expressions is noticeable. This study may have educational value in the teaching and learning of idiomatic

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