Socio-cultural context of idiom formation

Abstract

Social, cultural, linguistic and literary aspects are responsible for the formation of idioms. Idioms are an important part of life. Idioms exist at every level of human civilization. A person belonging to any class seems to use idioms. There are idioms especially related to social relations, moral behavior, transactions, behavior and gender. These idioms reflect the urban life as well as the rural culture. In the formative motives of idioms psychological and natural tendencies are also driven. Idioms reflect the conduct, thinking and behavior of a society. Idioms expression come from life and are closely related to the way people live.