Sentences with EXOCENTRIC
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"The word 'deer' is exocentric because it does not refer to any specific gender."
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"In English, exocentric compounds like 'pickpocket' do not have a head that represents the entire meaning."
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"The term 'redhead' is an exocentric compound because it does not literally refer to a red head."
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"The exocentric phrase 'Big Brother' in George Orwell's novel refers to a totalitarian regime."
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"In exocentric compounds, the meaning of the compound cannot always be predicted from the meanings of its components."
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"The exocentric phrase 'blackmail' does not literally involve black clothing or mail."
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"The exocentric expression 'mother tongue' doesn't imply that a person's mother actually has a specific language."
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"An exocentric construction is a syntactic structure that does not have a one-to-one correspondence with the meaning of its parts."
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"In linguistics, exocentric is used to describe a phrase or construction that lacks a head."
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"The phrase 'kicked the bucket' is an exocentric construction because it does not indicate the physical object being kicked or the act of kicking itself."
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"The phrase 'blowing off steam' is another example of an exocentric construction."
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"The expression 'fighting tooth and nail' is an exocentric phrase that creates a metaphorical meaning."
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"The phrase 'spilling the beans' is an exocentric construction that means revealing a secret."
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"The idiom 'pulling someone's leg' is an example of an exocentric construction."
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"The phrase 'pass away' is an exocentric construction meaning to die."
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"The meaning of exocentric constructions is often not self-evident and must be learned through exposure and experience."
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"The idiom 'piece of cake' is an exocentric phrase that means something is very easy."
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"The phrase 'kick the habit' is an exocentric construction used to describe overcoming an addiction."
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"The idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' is an example of an exocentric construction."
