Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Some general notes -- List of tables -- List of figures -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic assumptions -- 3. Compound-phrase distinction I: Structural aspects -- 4. Compound-phrase distinction II: Semantic-functional aspects -- 5. Compound-phrase distinction III: Cognitive aspects -- 6. Experimental study I: The memorization of compounds/CoLiCos and phrases/PhraLiCos: An investigation on German, French and English -- 7. Experimental study II: The memorization of CoLiCos and PhraLiCos in English -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix -- References