PHRASEOLOGY STUDY USING CORPUS DATA

Abstract

The study of phraseology, encompassing idioms, fixed expressions, collocations, and multiword units, has increasingly benefited from the application of corpus-based methodologies. By employing large-scale linguistic databases, researchers can quantitatively and qualitatively analyze patterns of usage, frequency, and semantic behavior of lexical combinations across different registers, genres, and varieties of English. This paper examines the theoretical foundations of phraseology and explores the methodological innovations provided by corpus linguistics, including concordance analysis, frequency-based measures, and collocational profiling. Empirical evidence from contemporary corpora demonstrates the utility of corpus data in identifying phraseological patterns, understanding idiomatic variation, and informing language pedagogy and computational applications. The integration of corpus-driven insights with traditional phraseological theory enhances both descriptive precision and explanatory power, revealing the cognitive, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic dimensions of multiword expressions. The study underscores the importance of corpus-based approaches in modern linguistic research, providing a robust framework for the systematic investigation of phraseological phenomena