Linguistic Lightbulb Moments: Zeugma in Idioms

Author: Undine, Kramer

Source: International Journal of Lexicography, Volume 19, Number 4, December 2006 , pp. 379-395(17)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Abstract:

The following paper discusses some aspects of zeugmatic constructions involving idioms. Several types of zeugmata are introduced, the structural and semantic properties of controlling, or governing, elements are discussed and the effects of zeugmatic coordination are described.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1093/ijl/ecl024

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