5. The conceptual motivation of idioms denoting SUCCESS, PROGRESS and FAILURE

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Idiom representation and variation 15
6. 3. The cognitive architecture of meaning and language 57
7. 4. Idiom representation – a cognitive-linguistic model 93
8. 5. The conceptual motivation of idioms denoting SUCCESS, PROGRESS and FAILURE 143
9. 6. Idiom variation and variability 175
10. 7. The lexicogrammatical variation of idioms denoting SUCCESS, PROGRESS and FAILURE 225
11. 8. Conclusions and outlook 287
12. Notes 299
13. References 303
14. Author Index 317
15. Subject Index 319