English Idioms with Etymology in Greek and Classical Mythology and Legends: the Frequency of Use and Use across Genres

<p>Some linguists claim that Greek and classical myths and legends are relevant in the English language as a result of the frequent use of idioms derived from Greek and classical myths and legends. However, these claims are unfounded as there is no empirical data to support them. This paper aims to explore the frequent use and use across genres of these idioms in the Corpus of Contemporary American English to find whether the claims are true. Consequently, 22 idioms found in dictionaries of idioms are observed in COCA. The results show that the relevancy of the Greek and classical myths and legends is not dependent on their frequent use.</p> <p><a href="https://andrijantasevski.medium.com/english-idioms-with-etymology-in-greek-and-classical-mythology-and-legends-the-frequency-of-use-d83021bb0093"><strong>click Here</strong></a></p>