Table of contents
Acknowledgmentsxi
1. Introduction
2. Idiom representation and variation: A hard nut to crack
3. The cognitive architecture of meaning and language
4. Idiom representation – a cognitive-linguistic model
5. The conceptual motivation of idioms denoting SUCCESS, PROGRESS and FAILURE
6. Idiom variation and variability: a cognitive-linguistic model
7. The lexicogrammatical variation of idioms denoting SUCCESS, PROGRESS and FAILURE
8. Conclusions and outlook
Notes
References
Author Index:
Subject Index
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