Idiomatic Expressions and Metaphors from the Maritime Domain

According to euroWordNet/ItalWordNet model, a terminological database has been created which contains terms belonging to the specialized lexicon of the technical-nautical and maritime transport domain. We want to give prominence to the frequency of idiomatic expressions and methaphors coming from this cultural environment used in everyday language. Our lexicographic research aims at: i) analyzing the relationship between the maritime domain as "source domain" and the concepts described in the "target domain"; ii) structuring the semantic code of idiomatic expressions in the terminological database as well as the link with the equivalent or closest expressions in English; iii) checking the use and the frequency of this type of idiomatic expressions and metaphors in a large corpus of Italian contemporary language.