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Tammy Wynette

Tammy Wynette

6 6.9
A famous American country singer known for the song 'Stand by Your Man'
  • proper noun
  • /ˈtæmi wɪˈnɛt/
: Tammy Wynette
  • The song "Stand by Your Man" is arguably Tammy Wynette's most famous hit.

Examples

  • Many artists cite Tammy Wynette as an inspiration for their own musical careers.

  • I love listening to Tammy Wynette's music.

  • Tammy Wynette became known as the "First Lady of Country Music" for her influential songs.

  • Did you hear Tammy Wynette's latest album?

  • Tammy Wynette became known as the "First Lady of Country Music" for her influential songs.

  • Many artists cite Tammy Wynette as an inspiration for their own musical careers.

  • The song "Stand by Your Man" is arguably Tammy Wynette's most famous hit.

Surface Forms

Tammy Wynette main

Morphology

Tammy + Wynette

This is a proper name referring to a specific person; the components 'Tammy' and 'Wynette' have no independent lexical meanings that would allow a learner to infer the referent or biographical information. Proper names are arbitrary labels that require prior exposure or world knowledge, so a B1 learner who only 'knows' the constituent tokens would not be able to derive the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Tammy Wynette was a famous American country singer known for her emotional songs about love and hard times, and she was called the 'First Lady of Country Music.' Her 1968 hit 'Stand by Your Man' made her especially famous, so today her name usually brings to mind that classic country voice and those themes.