Socio-cultural context of idiom formation

Authors

  • Muhammad Amjid

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

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Published

2024-05-14