Yearbook of Phraseology

In the past 30 years, phraseology has established itself as an internationally recognized branch of linguistics. It is concerned with word combinations of varying extent and type, and different degrees of fixedness. These include collocations, phrasal lexemes, idioms, or formulaic expressions. Word combinations are ubiquitous in language and constitute a significant resource for communication. Their study is of interest to many other subdisciplines of linguistics and even to other disciplines, throwing light on the make-up and modes of creation of complex 'building blocks' of language, as well as on the way in which language functions.

The linguistic description of word combinations and their use - from both a synchronic and a diachronic perspective - constitutes a challenge for empirical researchers and raises questions that theoretical accounts of language and language use will need to answer.

It is hoped that the Yearbook of Phraseology will make a significant contribution to published research in phraseology, and facilitate dialogue between Continental and English-speaking scholars.

The Yearbook of Phraseology is a fully international publication. Contributions are subject to peer review. The Yearbook publishes book reviews in English. It is sponsored by the European Society of Phraseology (Europhras). Consequently contributions to the Yearbook will be accepted in the four working languages of the Society: English, French, German and Spanish. Manuscripts will be accepted in any subfield of phraseology.

Managing Editor
Koenraad Kuiper
Department of Linguistics
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8020
New Zealand
E-mail: kon.kuiper@canterbury.ac.nz

Editors
Harald Burger, Universität Zürich, Switzerland
Jean-Pierre Colson, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Jarmo Korhonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Annette Sabban, Universität Hildesheim, Germany

Review Editor
Andreas Langlotz, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland

Editorial Board
František Čermak, Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Prague, Czech Republic
Dimitrij Dobrovol'skij, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Language Institute, Moscow
Christiane Fellbaum, Princeton University, USA
Natalia Filatkina, Universität Trier, Germany
Csaba Földes, Pannonische Universität Veszprém, Hungary
Sylviane Granger, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Annelies Häcki Buhofer, Universität Basel, Switzerland
Erla Hallsteinsdóttir, Syddansk Universitet, Denmark
Salah Mejri, Paris XIII, France
Wolfgang Mieder, University of Vermont, USA
Antonio Pamies-Bertrán, Universidad de Granada, Spain
Andrew Pawley, Australian National University, Australia
Elizabeth Piirainen, Steinfurt, Germany
Kathrin Steyer, Institut für deutsche Sprache, Mannheim, Germany
Diana van Lancker-Sidtis, New York University, USA
Alison Wray, Cardiff University, UK

The Yearbook is available to individuals who are members of Europhras. Applications for membership may be made to:
Prof. Dr. Jarmo Korhonen
University of Helsinki
Department of Modern Languages
PO Box 24
00014 Helsinki
Finland
Tel.: +358-(0)9-19123175
Fax:  +358-(0)9-19123069
E-mail: Jarmo.Korhonen@helsinki.fi
or see the Europhras home page at: http://www.europhras.org/index.html