This book describes an approach to lexis and grammar based on the concept of phraseology and of language patterning arising from work on large corpora. The notion of 'pattern' as a systematic way of dealing with the interface between lexis and grammar was used in Collins Cobuild English Dictionary (1995) and in the two books in the Collins Cobuild Grammar Patterns series (1996; 1998). This volume describes the research that led to these publications, and explores the theoretical and practical implications of the research. The first chapter sets the work in the context of work on phraseology. The next two chapters give several examples of patterns and how they are identified. Chapters 4 and 5 discuss and exemplify the association of pattern and meaning. Chapters 6, 7 and 8 relate the concept of pattern to traditional approaches to grammar and to discourse. Chapter 9 summarizes the book and adds to the theoretical discussion, as well as indicating the applications of this approach to language teaching. The volume is intended to contribute to the current debate concerning how corpora challenge existing linguistic theories, and as such will be of interest to researchers in the fields of grammar, lexis, discourse and corpus linguistics. It is written in an accessible style, however, and will be equally suitable for students taking courses in those areas.

Though it covers the grammar knowledge that young people need, this is far from a traditional, stuffy school grammar. Rather, information is presented in manageable, short explanations, backed by examples, activities and fun illustrations, all aimed at reinforcing the language points.

William Gill, born April 18, 1816 in Kenton, England, married Mary Fairley, who was born on March 5, 1919 in Benwell, England. After Mary's death in 1851, he married Elizabeth Brown, who was born December 5, 1826. Children of William and Mary were Mary (1838-1860) Ann (1840-1840), Dorothy (1840-1882), John (1842-1851), Jane (1845- 1845), Thomas (1845-1845), William (1846-1862), James (1849-1849), Isaac (1849-1892), and Mark (1851-1852). Children of William and Elizabeth were Barbara (1852-1852), Elizabeth (1852-1951), Thomas (1854-1904), George (1857-1923), Hannah Robson (1859-1900), Francis William (1864-1936), Eliza Snow (1867-1925), and Joseph Smith Brown (1869-1905). Father, William died July 21, 1877 and mother, Elizabeth died December 27, 1907. Both died at Weston, Idaho. Alfred Orin Gill was a son of Francis William Gill, born April 28, 1890 in Weston, Idaho. He married Lena Ann Kern, born March 26, 1889 in Wipkingen, Switzerland, daughter of Jakob Kern. Descendants lived in Idaho, Utah, California and elsewhere.