Sinclair: Reading Concordances

[xiaoz]

A review of

Reading Concordances
John Sinclair; London: Longman, 2003, xx + 180 pp.

http://forum.corpus4u.org/upload/forum/2005071006572735.pdf

[armstrong]

thanks,Dr.Xiao.

[arcadian]

Sinclair这本经常听到的书真是难找啊，我在国图找了好久人就是没有啊。

[xujiajin]

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements

LEVEL 1:

TASK 1: HOW MEANINGS ARE SHOWN
Theme: meaning distinction
Word/phrase: block

TASK 2: UNDERLYING REGULARITY
Theme: regularity and variation
Word/phrase: gamut

TASK 3: WORDS AS LIABILITIES
Theme: semantic prosody
Word/phrase: regime

TASK 4: LITERAL AND METAPHORICAL
Theme: meaning in phrases
Word/phrase: free hand

TASK 5: MEANING FOCUS
Theme: co-selection
Word/phrase: physical

LEVEL 2:

TASK 6: SPECIALISED MEANING
Theme: lexical item
Word/phrase: brook

TASK 7: SUBTLE DISTINCTIONS
Theme: meaning in phrases
Word/phrase: best thing

TASK 8: MEANING FLAVOUR
Theme: co-selection
Word/phrase: incur

TASK 9: EXTENSIONS OF GRAMMER
Theme: grammar and lexis
Word/phrase: borders on

TASK 10: MEANING AND CONTEXT
Theme: meaning in proximity
Word/phrase: lap

LEVEL 3:

TASK 11: WORDS DIFFICULT TO DEFINE
Theme: lexical item
Word/phrase: budge

TASK 12: AD HOC MEANING
Theme: meaning in proximity
Word/phrase: veritable

TASK 13: GRAMMATICAL FRAMES
Theme: regularity and variation
Word/phrase: about as

TASK 14: HIDDEN MEANINGS
Theme: semantic prosody
Word/phrase: happen

LEVEL 4:

TASK 15: CLOSELY RELATED MEANINGS
Theme: meaning distinction
Word/phrase: manage

TASK 16: ONE AND ONE IS NOT EXACTLY TWO
Theme: lexical item
Word/phrase: true feelings

TASK 17: COMMON WORDS
Theme: meaning in phrases
Word/phrase: place

TASK 18: SINGLUAR AND PLURAL
Theme: grammar and lexis
Word/phrase: eye/clock

Glossary

http://www.twc.it/rc/readings.htm