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E. Schafroth

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Open access Oct 2026

Forms and functions of pseudo-tautologies

This article examines pseudo-tautological constructions of the type [X COPULA X] (e.g., War is war , A deal is a deal , Kids are Kids , Boys will be boys ) from a constructional and cross-linguistic perspective. Drawing on semantic, logical, and rhetorical definitions of tautology, it argues that such ex...

E. Schafroth · 0 citations
Open access Sep 2026

Contrastive phraseology: old and new challenges

Abstract This article argues that contrastive phraseology is entering a new stage of theoretical and methodological development. Drawing on corpus- and usage-based approaches, it proposes a broader conception of contrastive phraseology that extends beyond the comparison of traditional idioms to encompass the full spect...

E. Schafroth · 0 citations

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