The processing and representation of multiword expressions (MWEs), rangingfrom noun compounds (such asnicknamein English andOhrwurmin German) tocomplex verbs (such asgive upin English andaufgebenin German) and idiomaticexpressions (such asbreak the icein English anddas Eis brechenin German) haveremained an unsettled issue over the past 20+ years.Our research question concerns semantically trans…