Аннотация:The revised and updated version of this book is recommended for publication by the Academic Council of the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences.The book develops a comprehensive theory of conventional figurative units. In this new and thoroughly revised edition, the focus on theoretical questions has been substantially increased and recent international discussion receives due attention. Especially metaphor theory and culture-based phenomena are treated with great insight. The result is a fresh and comprehensive look on figurative language including phraseology.