Los modismos desde el estructuralismo hasta la psicolingüística

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to offer a framework for the analysis of idioms from the point of view of different directions in Linguistics. According to Structuralism, the key elements of phraseological units are the syntagmatic relations between the components of the construction. Although Generative grammar initially considered idioms to be a peripheral part of language, its approach is based on semantic and syntactic aspects. Moreover, the underlying concepts of Cognitivism and Sociolinguistic variation will also be tackled. Last but not least, an overview of the cultural implications and of mental processing of idioms will be provided.