| Lemma | assimilated transparent idiom |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Clark & Clark (2004) |
| Titolo | WHEN NOUNS SURFACE AS VERBS |
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| Citazioni | ASSIMILATED TRANSPARENT IDIOMS. Verbs like "bicycle, truck, crowbar", and "paperclip" appear to be fully assimilated into English as verbs, even though their interpretations are fully transparent. We would know what they meant even if we hadn't heard them before. |