Contrastive phraseology
Within lexicography, phraseology is concerned with the study of locutions, idioms and expressions. These studies are essential in the teaching of languages, translation, etc. However, given the limited interest in phraseology in the past, a contrastive focus is required to produce works of reference. As well as this practical focus, a theoretical line of study attempts to understand and rationalise the enormous phraseological wealth of the world’s languages