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Phrases as Literal Conceptual Units

Contrast idioms with phrases, which keep literal meaning and form short or long conceptual units without the subject-verb pairing of a clause.

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Contrast idioms with phrases, which keep literal meaning and form short or long conceptual units without the subject-verb pairing of a clause.

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