习语与习语特征

acknowledgements

the author and series editors

foreword

text data, its sources, and presentation

1 review and setting

1.1 introduction

1.2 lexically and grammatically regular idioms

1.2.1 a. makkai (1972)

1.2.2 u. weinreich (1969)

1.2.3 b. fraser (1970)

1.2.4 a.p. cowie and r. mackin (1975); a. p. cowie,

r. mackin, and i. r. mccaig (1983)

1.2.5 j. strassler (1982)

1.2.6 conclusions

1.3 idiosyncratic idioms

1.3.1 m.h. roberts (1944); l. p. smith (1925);

o. jespersen (1924); c. fillmore, p. kay, and

m. c. o'connor (1988)

1.3.2 conclusions

1.4 about this book

.2 conventional ways of saying

2.1 the novel and the conventional in language

2.1.1 introduction

2.1.2 idioms and idiomaticity

2.1.3 idioms, semi-idioms, literal idioms, and

habitual collocations

2.1.4 conclusions

2.2 the lexicogrammar of idioms

2.2.1 introduction

2.2.2 compounds, phrases, semi-clauses, and clauses

2.3 idioms and transformations

2.3.1 introduction

2.3.2 replacements or substitutions

2.3.3 additions

2.3.4 permutations

2.3.5 deletions

2.3.6 summary and conclusions on the

transformations in idioms

2.4 the collocability of idioms

2.5 the semantics of pure and semi-idioms

2.5.1 semantic unity

2.5.2 non-literalness

2.5.3 summary and conclusions on the semantics

of idioms

2.6 idioms: indicators of conventionality

2.6.1 introduction

2.6.2 conventionality and currency

2.6.3 conventionality and frequency

2.7 categorizing idioms

2.7.1 lexicogrammatical categorizations

2.7.2 functional categorizations

2.8 conclusions on idioms

2.9 idiomatic usage: an exercise in comparative usage

2.9.1 introduction

2.9.2 english verb formations and bracketing in

relation to german

2.9.3 sinhala: verb formations and deletion in

relation to english

2.9.4 lankan english

2.9.5 australian english

2.9.6 conclusions

2.10 general conclusions: conventionalized ways of saying

3 ideational idiomatic expressions: images

of the world

3.1 vocabulary as an analogue of the world and its ways

3.1.1 introduction

3.1.2 images of the world: generalities

3.1.3 images of the world: the vague

3.1.4 images of the world: specificities

3.1.5 conclusions

3.2 images of the world: the politics of jane and joe bloggs

3.2.1 introduction

3.2.2 the politics of the bloggs: the emperor's new

clothes

3.2.3 the politics of the bloggs: red herrings

3.2.4 conclusions

3.3 images of the world: inside jane and joe bloggs

3.3.1 introduction

3.3.2 the heart and the head of the bloggs

3.3.3 the states of the heart: joy

3.3.4 the states of the heart: grief

3.3.5 the states of the heart: anger

3.3.6 conclusions

3.4 men, women, manners, and morals: attitudinal

appraisals

3.4.1 introduction

3.4.2 attitudes in discourse

3.4.3 appraisals of manners and morals

3.4.4 conclusions

3.5 the world, language, and language-users

3.6 conclusions

4 interpersonal idiomatic expressions:

conviviality and conflict in verbal interactions

4.1 interpersonal idiomatic expressions: vehicles of

participation and exchange

4.1.1 introduction

4.1.2 interpersonal idiomatic expressions as markers

of conviviality: politeness routines

4.1.3 service encounters

4.1.4 small talk

4.2 institutionalized good wishes and sympathy

4.2.1 introduction

4.2.2 christmas and new year greetings

4.2.3 birthday greetings

4.2.4 condolence, sympathy, and congratulations

4.3 forums: information-oriented talk

4.3.1 introduction

4.3.2 endorsements

4.3.3 mitigation

4.3.4 generosity

4.3.5 informing strategies

4.3.6 conclusions

4.4 interpersonal idiomatic expressions as markers of

conflict

4.4.1 introduction

4.4.2 conflict

4.4.3 conclusions

4.5 general conclusions

5 relational idiomatic expressions in exposition

and narrative

5.1 relational idiomatic expressions: vehicles of

logical and temporal coherence

5.1.1 introduction

5.1.2 anaphoric and conjunctive idiomatic expressions

in action

5.1.3 conclusions

5.2 temporal idiomatic expressions in action

5.2.1 introduction: public and personal time

5.2.2 public time

5.2.3 personal time

5.3 general conclusions

6 idiomatic expressions as vocabulary resource:

interdependencies, interconnections, and

practicalities

6.1 what this chapter is about

6.2 the general and the specific reconsidered

6.3 currency reconsidered

6.4 topic-related collocations

6.5 idioms, topic, theme: the role of vocabulary in getting

the message across

6.6 practicalities

6.6.1 introduction

6.6.2 the role of idioms in language learning

6.7 interlocutor, thinker, and experiencer/reporter

6.8 conclusions

appendix

glossary

bibliography

index