| Fixed Expressions and Idioms in English'a Corpus-Based Approach' Contributor(s): Moon, Rosamund (Author) |
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ISBN: 019823614X ISBN-13: 9780198236146 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $251.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1998 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 420.141 |
| LCCN: 97046861 |
| Lexile Measure: 1330 |
| Series: Oxford Studies in Lexicography & Lexicology |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.48 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |