ENGLISH IDIOMS WHICH ORIGINATE IN SOME FAMOUS QUOTATIONS Cover Image

ENGLISH IDIOMS WHICH ORIGINATE IN SOME FAMOUS QUOTATIONS
ENGLISH IDIOMS WHICH ORIGINATE IN SOME FAMOUS QUOTATIONS

Author(s): Corina Mihaela Geană
Subject(s): Language studies, Studies of Literature, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: quote; book; poem; song; Shakespeare;

Summary/Abstract: Our article aims at focusing on phrases belonging to the idiomatic linguistic compartment, which had as a source of inspiration a lot of famous English quotations. A lot of well-known expressions taken out from different books, poems, songs, cartoons, magazines, fairytales, as well as phrases uttered by politicians, have become part of the language. There are phrases which are known and used all over the world, most of them bearing interesting meanings. All these quotes are used in different situations by different people, in an attempt to offer advice or underline certain ideas, principles and values of a given society. Our article is focused on this particular domain of the English phraseology, since famous quotations have had a profound influence on the English language.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 311-317
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
Toggle Accessibility Mode