Exploring the boundaries of formulaic sequences : a corpus-based study of lexical substitution and insertion in contemporary British English
This thesis presents an investigation into formulaic sequences; namely multi-word prefabricated phrases of either literal (e.g. good morning) or non-literal (e.g. kick the bucket) reading. A property of such sequences is variation. Formulaic sequences can be subject to varying degrees of lexical sub...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
University of Sheffield
2006
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.434495 |