7 .The multilingual dimension of metaphorical creativity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgements V
3. Contents VII
4. Abbreviations XI
5. List of Figures XII
6. List of Tables XIII
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. English as a lingua franca: Why creativity? 8
9. 2. Creativity, idiom and metaphor 39
10. 3. Describing ELF: Analyzing VOICE 79
11. 4. Creative idioms in ELF interactions: Exploring forms 105
12. 5. Functions of creative idioms and metaphors in ELF interactions 140
13. 6. Metaphorical creativity in ELF interactions: Discovering patterns and systematicities 156
14. 7 .The multilingual dimension of metaphorical creativity 189
15. 8. Implications of metaphorical creativity 223
16. Appendix 250
17. References 267
18. Index 283