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Peer reviewedKatriel, Tamar – Research on Language and Social Interaction, 1993
Reflects upon the contextual issues associated with the adoption and spread of the term "lefargen" as part of Israeli social semantics. The data consist of reports of linguistic usage encountered in natural settings, press reports, or the more formal setting of interviews. Findings are compared with similar cultural idioms in other…
Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Idioms
