contact | ||
| Category: | Source domain | |
| Description: | on - off | |
| Detailed description: |
ON is contact. OFF is breaking contact. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. | |
| Name | Lexical unit type | Topic | Source domain | Particle | Simile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| go off | phrasal verb | appearing and disappearing | contact | off | - |
| switch off | phrasal verb | starting or stopping | contact | off | - |
| switch on | phrasal verb | starting or stopping | contact | on | - |
| take off | phrasal verb | travel, wearing clothes | contact | off | - |
| put on | phrasal verb | wearing clothes, starting or stopping | contact | on | - |
| try on | phrasal verb | wearing clothes | contact | on | - |
| get off | phrasal verb | travel | contact | off | - |
| get on | phrasal verb | travel | contact | on | - |
| turn off | phrasal verb | starting or stopping | contact | off | - |
| turn on | phrasal verb | starting or stopping | contact | on | - |