1. Introduction; 2. Introduction (by Gibbs, Jr., Raymond W.); 3. Part I. Is Mixed Metaphor a Problem?; 4. Chapter 1. A view of "mixed metaphor" within a conceptual metaphor theory framework (by Kovecses, Zoltan); 5. Chapter 2. Mixed metaphors from a discourse dynamics perspective: A non-issue? (by Cameron, Lynne); 6. Chapter 3. Why mixed metaphors make sense (by Muller, Cornelia); 7. Chapter 4. Tackling mixed metaphors in discourse: New corpus and psychological evidence (by Lonergan, Julia E.); 8. Part II. Reasons for Mixing Metaphor; 9. Chapter 5. Mixed metaphor: Its depth, its breadth, and a pretence-based approach (by Barnden, John A.); 10. Chapter 6. Mixed metaphor is a question of deliberateness (by Steen, Gerard J.); 11. Chapter 7. When languages and cultures meet: Mixed metaphors in the discourse of Spanish speakers of English (by MacArthur, Fiona); 12. Chapter 8. The 'dull roar' and the 'burning barbed wire pantyhose': Complex metaphor in accounts of chronic pain (by Charteris-Black, Jonathan); 13. Part III. Effects of Mixing Metaphor; 14. Chapter 9. We drink with our eyes first: The web of sensory perceptions, aesthetic experiences and mixed imagery in wine reviews (by Paradis, Carita); 15. Chapter 10. A corpus-based study of 'mixed metaphor' as a metalinguistic comment (by Semino, Elena); 16. Chapter 11. Mixing in pictorial and multimodal metaphors? (by Forceville, Charles); 17. Chapter 12. Extended metaphor in the web of discourse (by Naciscione, Anita); 18. Index