Meaning of idiomaticity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The quality of being idiomatic.
   uncountable
2. An instance or category of instances of that quality.
   countable, rare
3. The state of a linguistic expression which exists when the expression exhibits semantic-pragmatic divergence, when the semantic value of the expression differs from its pragmatic value; that is to say, idiomaticity exists when the inherent meaning of the words expressed does not match the meaning of the expression as understood by the users: the sayer(s) and hearer(s).
   countable, rare

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Examples

“If we allow⟳ for different kinds of lexical and phrasal items to exhibit certain degrees of idiomaticity, the ultimate question⟳ is what kind of theoretical model⟳ can handle⟳ this continuum, and how core idioms relate⟳ to other kinds of idiomatic constructions within that model⟳.”

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