2006-06-21 05:19:31 · 4 answers · asked by Cho Cho 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
We usually know what an idiom means, but the interesting thing is to find out why it means what it means. For example, do you know where "frog in your throat" came from? Medieval physicians believed that the secretions of a frog could cure a cough if they were coated on the throat of the patient. The frog was placed in the mouth of the sufferer and remained there until the physician decided that the treatment was complete. Yuck!!
These sites give the origins of hundreds of idioms.
2006-06-24 10:28:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 18⤊ 1⤋
search for the Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms...it usually provides a definition with a brief explanation of the idioms origin.
2006-06-21 14:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by d-train 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check: http://www.krysstall.com (select "Languages")
It has a collection of essays, tables, scripts and facts about the study of language, like: Language Families, The English Language,etc
Exploratoriun, there you can find: where do languages come from? Explanation of language similarities http://www.exploratorium.edu/exploring/language/
The Origin of anguage, at: http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/vajda/ling201/test1materials/origin_of_language.htm
A Brief History of the Swahili Language http://www.glcom.com/hassan/swahili_history.html
Language: Origin and Meaning, in http://www.primitivism.com/language.htm
Enjoy it
2006-06-21 06:50:32 · answer #3 · answered by gospieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.idiomsite.com
2006-06-21 05:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by babyzach2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋