Sentences with phrase «idiomatic language»

Unfamiliar words like «frettin»,» «lotta» (a lot of), and «doodlebug» and idiomatic language like «wet behind the ears» could easily trip up young readers.

You might dismiss your kids» terms as non-standard English, but slang plus widespread use over time equals idiomatic language.

- Introduction to self - instruction English sites located on the Internet including pen - pals, quizzes, listening comprehension and idiomatic language development

This exhibition offers a unique perspective to the contemporary art world, shifting an emphasis from its idiomatic language of criticism, biography, and context, to a focus on the artworks themselves.

In both cases, the dense treatment of the surface straddles the line between sculpture and image while exploring painting as an idiomatic language.

Similarly, 1 - 12 12 Monate, 1976 (Private Collection) suggests an idiomatic language of form and composition in twelve distinct, painted drawings that refer abstractly to the twelve months of the year.

This is far from the language of the climate wars — which are fought over values very superficially and in an idiomatic language of science.

Legal professionals need to keep pace with new healthcare technologies and the idiomatic language of healthcare data

We can also teach a child with social skills deficits to recognize non-verbal social cues and the meaning of colloquial and idiomatic language (so they don't take certain statements expressed by their peers too seriously or literally), and to initiate and sustain appropriate conversations with peers and adults.