Animal-referring words in Malay idioms: A lexical function analysis

Malay language has many ways in describing various things and events. Idioms are used as one of the very fine ways to say something in order to save the listeners' face. Every word chosen in idiomatic phrases has its own meaning. Compared to the common words used daily, the words chosen in idio...

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Main Author: Jaafar, S.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/8617/1/All.pdf
http://eprints.um.edu.my/8617/
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