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Abstract
High-frequency criteria with moderate acceptance : metaphor and figurativeness, wisdom, concision, rhythmic traits, fixedness and “frozenness”; Moderate-frequency criteria with high acceptance : human activities (as opposed to weather superstitions), collective anonymity (forgotten author), semantic implication 5 ; Consensual criteria (high frequency and acceptance): grammatical autonomy, generic meaning, currency (also known as “commonness”, “conventionality”, etc.).