Over the last twenty years phraseology has become an important field of pure and applied research in Western European and North American linguistics. In this book the world's leading specialists examine the crucial role played by ready-made word-combinations in language acquisition and adult language use. After a wide-ranging introduction, the book presents full, critical accounts of the main theoretical approaches, analyses the corpus data and phrase typology, and finally considers the application of phraseology to associated disciplines including lexicography, language learning, stylistics, and computational analysis. This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the subject to be published in English.

About the Author
A. P. Cowie is Honorary Reader in Lexicography at the School of English, University of Leeds. He is editor of the 'International Journal of Lexicography'. He is also the editor and contributor to 'The Dictionary and the Language Learner' (1987), 'Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary of Current English' (fourth edition, 1989), 'Oxford Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs' (1993), and the author of 'English Dictionaries for Foreign Learners: A History' (1999).

Reviews
Phraseology is a remarkable book. It is a valuable synthesis of historical and modern perspectives of a very rich field in the lexicon of a language. * Terminology *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198299646
Author A. P. Cowie
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 395g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 155mm * 16mm