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Įtaigieji tautologiniai žodžių junginiai
Appealing tautological word groups

Author(s): Klementina Vosylytė
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: Tautological word groups; expression; repetition

Summary/Abstract: Tautological word groups are those which have invariable grammatical structure (like idioms) but variable lexical content. They are like formulae, which each time have different lexical items in them. The key feature of the word groups is the repetition of the same words (same or different forms) or the same root, much more seldom – different words (the forms are same). The majority of tautological word groups are used in everyday spoken language. If used appropriately, they, like phraseological units, could enrich the general language and give it more ways of expression.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 75
  • Page Range: 121-124
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Lithuanian