Episode 81: Idioms (General Overview)

Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

English - January 13, 2020 21:01 - 22 minutes - 40.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 220 ratings
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This episode begins a new series on the etymology of English idioms. In this general overview of idioms, we discuss why idioms are syntactically and semantically peculiar, how idioms emerge, how idioms fossilize archaic grammar, and more.