Idioms with Proper names in the English Language

Naming a single entity is one of the basic speech acts, included by Searle (1975) in the class of declaratives, alongside declaring war, dismissing and bequeathing. People and places, pets and hurricanes, rock groups and festivities, institutions and commercial products, works of art and shops are given a name (Lehrer 1994). Naming serves to highlight entities that play a role in people's daily life, and to establish and maintain an individuality in society.

1. Introduction
2. Proper Names in Language
3. Phraseology and Phraseological Units
4. Compiling and Translating a List of Phraseological Units
5. Sources and Uses of Proper Nouns
6. The Grouping of Idioms Based on the Semantic Origin of the Proper Noun Contained
7. Conclusion
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