This volume explores the cultural dimension of a wide range of multiword units in English. Its contributions focus on particular lexemes (e.g. enjoy and its collocates), types of multiword units (e.g. proverbs and similes), use-related varieties (such as the language of tourism or answering-machine messages), and user-related varieties (such as Aboriginal English or African English). They are preceded by a prologue, tracing the development of the study of formulaic language, and followed by an epilogue, which draws together the various threads laid throughout the volume. This is the first book-length publication devoted entirely to the study of the relation between English phraseology and culture.
