Metaphorical and metonymical compounds – novel and lexicalised ones alike – are remarkably abundant in language. Yet how can we be sure that when using an e

Metaphorical and metonymical compounds – novel and lexicalised ones alike – are remarkably abundant in language. Yet how can we be sure that when using an exp

The present volume contains a selection of papers presented at the conference Cognitive Approaches to English, an international event organized to mark the 30th

Both compounds and multi-word expressions are complex lexical units, made up of at least two constituents. The most basic difference is that the former are morp

The study of compounds is currently at the center of attention in many areas of both theoretical and applied linguistics. This volume brings together contributi