Translating idiomatic expressions in literary prose : the case of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird

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Translating idiomatic expressions in literary prose : the case of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird

Even though idioms constitute an essential part of language and are common in our daily communication, they are seen to possess uncommon linguistic characteristics and high degrees of linguistic and cultural specificities. Due to this, they pose various problems to native and non-native speakers of...

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Main Authors:	Ahmed Abdallah Ba Sharahil, Fatma, Tan, Debbita Ai Lin, Naghmeh-Abbaspour, Bita
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19886/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19886/1/54225-178420-1-SM.pdf

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