Le corps dans la langue : Esquisse d' un dictionnaire onomasiologique. Notions et expressions dans le champ de dent 'et de manger' (Lexicographica, Series Maior)

Based on a small sample of some 1300 expressions, the study advances an innovative model for an exhaustive onomasiological dictionary. The approach is geared to deep semantics. Literal and figurative meanings are listed. All expressions are numbered in each of the lists, thus facilitating precise cross-referencing. The dictionary proper is preceded by an exposé on the lexis of the body and its treatment in thesauruses and synonym dictionaries. The volume closes with a detailed study of the figurative expressions encountered.