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Widespread idioms in Europe and beyond toward a lexicon of common figurative units /

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Main Author:	Piirainen, Elisabeth
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Peter Lang, 2012.
Series:	International folkloristics ; v. 5.
Subjects:	Idioms. Figures of speech. Language and languages > Globalization. Language and languages > Foreign words and phrases. Language and languages > Cross-cultural studies. Intertextuality. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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