INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1

1.1 . DEFINITION

1.2 . TYPES OF IDIOMS

1.3 THE USE OF IDIOMS

1.4 RESTRICTIVE USAGE LABELS

CHAPTER 2

2.1. CATEGORIES OF IDIOMS

2.2. CLASSIFICATION OF IDIOMS

A. Traditional Idioms

B. Idioms in which actions stand for emotions or feelings

C. Pairs of Words

D. Idioms with "it"

E. Alussions

F. Sayings

G. Typical Conversational Phrases

H. Similes

CHAPTER 3

3.1 AMERICAN HISTORY REFLECTED IN IDIOMS

A) Idioms reflectig the way of life of the American frontier.

B) Idioms reflecting events of the 17--th century

C) Idioms referring to the 18th century

D) Idioms referring to the 19th century

E) Idioms referring to the 20th century

3.2 MULTIMORAL UNITS: IDIOMS

3.3. DEALING WITH IDIOMS

3.4. TEACHING AND LEARNING IDIOMS

3.5. PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS AND IDIOMS PROPER

CHAPTER 4 4.1. WORDS AND IDIOMS

4.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF IDIOMS

4.3 SOURCES OF ENGLISH IDIOMS

4.4. THE PLACE OF IDIOMS IN STANDARD ENGLISH

CHAPTER 5

5.1. IDIOMS REALTED WITH MARRIAGE AND LOVE

CHAPTER 6

Contrastive Analysis of English, French and Romanian Idioms

CONCLUSIONS

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