Malay language has many ways in describing various things dan events. Idiom is one of the very fine ways to say something which make the Malay language unique and beautiful. Different from the common words used in daily communication, the word in idiomatic phares are very much related to the way of thinking among the Malay people. This dissertation distinguish between idioms in Malay and compound words by using criteria namely non-infusibility, non-reversibility as a test in determining idioms and compound words. This dissertation also explains the distinction between compound words with idioms...

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