Diatopic Variation of Brazilian Soccer Phraseologisms Open the Score and Home Team
Carlene Ferreira Nunes SALVADOR,
Abdelhak RAZKY
Abstract:The present paper aims at describing and mapping the diatopic variation found in the pairs of phraseologisms of Brazilian soccer — abrir o placar (open the score) e time da casa (home team). The theoretical framework adopted is limited to the French school of phraseological studies based on Mejri (1997, 2009, 2012), who points out basic properties of recognition of these structures: polylexicality, fixity, congruence, frequency, predictability and idiomaticity. Regarding the phenomenon of diatopic variation, w… Show more
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