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On Cultural Connotations of English Idioms

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Yan Wang
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Available Online May 2017.
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idiom; English idioms; culture; cultural connotations
Abstract

Idioms are widely recognized as the essence or the crystallization of language. They are closely connected and cannot be separated from culture. English idioms are formed in a particular historical period and passed from generation to generation, embedded with unique cultural connotations, such as historical development, natural environments religious belief, custom & habits, sports &entertainment, fables & mythologies, literary works, etc.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2017 3rd International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2017)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
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May 2017
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10.2991/ichssr-17.2017.31
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2352-5398
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10.2991/ichssr-17.2017.31How to use a DOI?
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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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