Article outline

• 6.1Introduction
• 6.2The hypothesis
• 6.3Method
• 6.4Evidence from Macmillan’s English Dictionary
  • 6.4.1Patterns of literal-figurative base-derivative correlation for conversions
  • 6.4.2Patterns of literal-figurative base-derivative correlation for suffixation
  • 6.4.3Patterns of literal-figurative base-derivative correlation for pre-fixation
  • 6.4.4Patterns of literal-figurative base-derivative correlation
    for compounds
  • 6.4.5Patterns of literal-figurative base-derivative correlation
    for phrasal verbs
  • 6.4.6Patterns of literal-figurative base-derivative correlation
    for one-phrase idioms
  • 6.4.7Patterns of literal-figurative base-derivative correlation
    for two phrase idioms
• 6.5Summary and conclusion
• Notes