On Nonce Variant of English Idioms  

作　　者：LI Yunxia MENG Fanyan 

机构地区：[1]Linyi University,Linyi,China

出　　处：《Sino-US English Teaching》2024年第6期291-295,共5页中美英语教学（英文版）

基　　金：sponsored by the teaching program“English Grammar”(Fund No.209/1541801009).

摘　　要：English idiom variant refers to the form of idiom created by means of altering some original components,structures,or meanings of the former idioms.The nonce variant of English idioms can be analyzed from the following three aspects:reasons for formation of nonce variant,types into which it could be divided,and rhetorical functions it is capable of producing.Through the analysis of these three aspects,it is almost likely for language-users to realize the importance and modes of idiom’s renovation,get a better understanding of English idioms,and thus utilize English idioms more skillfully.

关 键 词：English idiom nonce variant form and meaning modes of renovation 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]