ABSTRACT
Idioms have always aroused the curiosity of linguists, and there is a long tradition in the study of idioms, especially within the fields of lexicology and lexicography. Without denying the importance of this tradition, the aim of the present volume is to give an overview of recent idiom research outside the immediate domain of lexicology/lexicography. The chapters in this volume address the status of idioms in recent formal and experimental linguistic theory.
