Product Description: A short, accessible introduction to this key area of language study by a respected expert in the field. Describes some of the creative processes by which new senses develop for words and phrases. Informs the reader about current thinking and acts as a guide for further enquiry.

Product Description: Over the last twenty years, phraseology has become a major field of pure and applied research in Western European and North American linguistics. This book is made up of authoritative contributions from leading specialists who examine the increasingly crucial role played by ready-made word-combinations in language acquisition and adult language use...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A comprehensive dictionary dealing with general idiomatic expressions in current English.

Product Description: A comprehensive dictionary reflecting current idiomatic English.

Product Description: With 7,000 expressions, this is the second of two volumes in a systematic survey of idiomatic English. Useful to teachers as well as advanced students of English, it complements the "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English".

Product Description: Acclaimed throughout the world as the indispensable reference book for those studying or teaching EFL/ESL. Revised and updated impression.