Idiomatic Mastery in a First and Second Language Monica Karlsson (2019)

Authors

  • Daniel Martín-González Universidad Complutense de Madrid Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.15013

Keywords:

Idiomaticity, Language learning, Figurative language

Abstract

Idiomatic Mastery in a First and Second Language Monica Karlsson (2019) Bristol: Multilingual Matters. Pp. 320 ISBN: 9781788922364 (hbk) ISBN: 9781788922388 (epub) ISBN: 9781788922395 (kindle)

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2021-12-20

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Martín-González, D. (2021). Idiomatic Mastery in a First and Second Language Monica Karlsson (2019). Sociolinguistic Studies, 15(2-4), 409–418. https://doi.org/10.1558/sols.15013