4. ANALYSIS OF DATA AND FINDING
After having noticed and interpreted the data idioms literally and through the dictionary of English idioms, the whole unorganized data were classified according to the
types and meaning. First, the data were arranged into groups according to the types proposed by Robby Lou theory. Then the meaning proposed by palmer of them were
directly shown in each of data already classified into their categories. 4.1 Types and the meaning of Idioms Found in Reader’s Digest Magazine
4.1.1 Phrasal Verbs There is a specific criterion for phrasal verb construction because it has 4 kinds,
they are Phrasal verb without object, Separable verb, Inseparable verb and Phrasal Verb with extra prposition. To make it clear let we discuss one by one.
1. Put off
• Sentence : I was a bit put off when the retailer offered a discount and
free shipping after I’d paid. p 12
• Literal meaning : Put: to move something into a particular place or position
Off: away from a place • Idiomatic meaning : To postpone Robby Lou p 84
• Types : Opaque meaning
2. Wake up
• Sentence : And the early Saturday morning wake-up call to run errands
with
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her father p 17 • Literal meaning
: Wake : to stop sleeping Up : towards or in a higher position
• Idiomatic meaning : To awaken, to become alert Robby Lou p 82 • Types
: Semi opaque meaning
3. Pick up
• Sentence : Panter went to pick up a log to use for self-defense. p 18
• Literal meaning : Pick: to chose something from a group of people or things.
Up: towards or in a higher position • Idiomatic meaning : To take – especially with the fingers Robby Lou p 80
• Types : Semi opaque meaning
4. Take off
• Sentence : Bochter, an experienced pilot, later said that the plane’s
electrical system had failed shortly after take off. p 20
• Literal meaning : Take: to carry or move something from one place to another
Off: away from a place • Idiomatic meaning : To take flight Robby Lou p 81
• Types : Opaque meaning
5. Build up
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