Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Lexical and conceptual level -- Chapter 2. A dynamic model of meaning -- Chapter 3. Context and salience -- Chapter 4. The origin of situation-bound utterances -- Chapter 5. Distinguishing features of SBUs -- Chapter 6. Classification and interpretation of SBUs -- Chapter 7. Creativity and formulaicity -- Chapter 8. Conceptual socialization -- Chapter 9. Easy to learn, hard to understand -- Conclusion -- Data sources -- Notes -- References -- Subject Index