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A set phrase or fixed phrase is a phrase whose parts are fixed in a certain order, even if the phrase could be changed without harming the literal meaning. This is because a set phrase is a culturally accepted phrase. A set phrase does not necessarily have any literal meaning in and of itself. Set phrases may function as idioms (e.g. ''red herring'') or as words with a unique referent (e.g. ''Red Sea'').〔McArthur, Tom. (1992) ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language''. Oxford: Oxford University Press.〕 There is no clear dividing line between a commonly used phrase and a set phrase. It is also not easy to draw a clear distinction between set phrases and compound words.〔 In theoretical linguistics, two-word set phrases are said to arise during the generative formation of English nouns. A certain stricter notion of set phrases, more in line with the concept of a lexical item, provides an important underpinning for the formulation of Meaning-Text Theory. ==Examples of set phrases== Some set phrases are used as either their own statement or as part of a longer statement: * I see - can be used both metaphorically and literally. * I don't know * Thank you * You're welcome - while 'You are welcome' would have the same literal meaning, it is very rarely used in the same way. Others are almost always used with more detail added: * Don't look now... - used either literally or figuratively to warn someone about an imminent misfortune. * You know... - usually used rhetorically to make the audience think about the following topic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Set phrase」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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