Fixed Expressions and Idioms in English: A Corpus-Based Approach

by Rosamund Moon

Overview

This is a text-based study of fixed expressions, or idioms. Moon's central argument is that fixed expressions can only be fully understood if they are considered in the context of the texts in which they occur. She examines several thousand fixed expressions and how they are being used in current English. She argues that examination of the corpus raises questions about many received ideas on fixed expressions and idioms, and suggests that new, use-centered, models are required.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198236146
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/04/1998
Series:	Oxford Studies in Lexicography and Lexicology
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1330L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Birmingham

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Background2. Collocation and Chunking3. Corpus and Computer4. Frequencies and FEIs5. Lexical and Grammatical Form6. Variation7. Ambiguity, Polysemy, and Metaphor8. Discoursal Functions of FEIs9. Evaluation and Interactional Perspectives10. Cohesion and FEIs11. Afterword