This study was carried out to investigate the differences among the comprehension and production of three categories of idioms (identical, similar, and different) by Iranian EFL learners. It also sought to explore the effect of the knowledge of Persian idioms on the production of the corresponding English Idioms. To this end, 60 male intermediate level learners of English participated in the study. Two independent one-way ANOVA procedures and three separate paired-samples t-tests were used to analyze the data. Results showed that both recognition and production of identical and similar idioms were easier than different idioms. Results also indicated that knowledge (awareness) of Persian idioms influenced the production of identical idioms positively while it influenced the production of different idioms negatively. Awareness of Persian idioms did not affect the production of similar idioms in any meaningful way.
کلید واژگان :idioms, idiom type, EFL
ارزش ریالی : 300000 ریال
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