IDIOMS AND PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN ENGLISH
Keywords:
idioms, phraseological units, figurative language, communication, cognitive linguistics, Artificial Intelligence, language learning, phraseology.Abstract
This article is about idioms and phraseological units in English. It explains their types, meanings, and importance in communication and language learning. The article also describes modern scientific research and technologies that help people and computers understand idioms better.
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