Subject: the english language

fixed expressions and idioms in english : a corpus - based approach rosamund moon , university of birmingham ( oxford studies in lexicography and lexicology ) 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 . june 1998 352 pp . ; 9 linecuts 0-19 - 823614 - x $ 85 . 00 oxford university press _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for more information about linguistics titles from oxford : visit the oxford university press usa web site at http : / / www . oup-usa . org or e-mail : linguistics @ oup-usa . org
