Abstract: The article presents modified idioms found in two satirical magazines: The Private Eye and The Week. Modifications are not institutionalized and are thus rarely found in phraseological dictionaries. ...

Abstract: The article focuses on the problem of representing idiom modifications (both standard and non-standard context-based and double-take effect-modifications, cf. tip of the large/huge iceberg, die bitter...

Abstract: Istraživanje provedeno u ovome radu ima za cilj prikazati upotrebu modificiranih frazema u jeziku mode. Moda je (kultura odijevanja) oduvijek bila važna društvena pojava. U skladu s time razvio se i p...

Abstract: Poslovice su jezične minijature kojima se shematiziraju konkretna iskustva i izriču životne istine. S obzirom na njihovo porijeklo, za očekivati je da će se poslovice češće pojavljivati u usmenoj komu...

Abstract: The paper deals with the construction of the figurative meaning of personal names in expressions of the type the X of Y, in which X is a personal name designating humans and Y designates a temporal pe...

Abstract: The language of print advertising abounds with pragmatically-motivated phraseological units (PUs) such as: idioms, metaphors, slogans, proverbs, etc. In order to draw the reader’s attention, advertise...

Abstract: In recent years cognitive linguists have shown that many grammatical structures are motivated by metonymic principles. The goal of this article is to demonstrate the role of metonymy in the emergence ...