Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. List of tables and figures xi
4. Acknowledgements xiii
5. chapter 1 A search for meanings 1
6. chapter 2 Idioms and idiomaticity 15
7. chapter 3 Co(n)text and meaning 35
8. chapter 4 Words in usual collocations 83
9. chapter 5 Phrases in context 109
10. chapter 6 Variation, metaphor and semantic association 143
11. chapter 7 Punning, word play and other linguistic special effects 167
12. chapter 8 Words and meanings 197
13. References 211
14. Appendix 221
15. Author index 225
16. Examples index 227
17. Subject index 229