The multifaceted nature of idioms has among its consequences, the fact that it is virtually impossible for any single approach or methodology to fully capture it. Moreover, current knowledge of these expressions is such that the picture emerging from their study is still rather fragmentary. Both aspects are reflected in this book, and while linguistic, computational, psychological and neuropsychological approaches are all present -- providing an interdisciplinary, cognitive science perspective in the study of idioms -- no attempt has been made to force the different trends of research into a...