目次

Part I Foundations 1. What's in a word 2. The notion of core vocabulary 3. Words and patterns 4. Lexis and discourse Part II Reviews 5. Lexis and literary stylistics 6. Lexis and lexicography 7. Learning and teaching vocabulary Part III Case studies 8. Case study: Lexis, tones and ironies 9. Case study: Style, lexis and the dictionary