You cannot delete a word in an idiom Cover Image

Iš frazeologizmo žodžio neišmesi
You cannot delete a word in an idiom

Author(s): Vincentas Drotvinas
Subject(s): Lexis, Baltic Languages
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with Lithuanian idioms containing lexical borrowings. Idioms in which Lithuanian words replace borrowings give rise to doublets. To maintain the stability of idioms, borrowings should not be replaced with Lithuanian words.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 82
  • Page Range: 52-58
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Lithuanian