«Scholars in cognitive linguistics will find his points helpful as
reminders of what to teach our own students, for his ideas are
enlightening enough to stimulate more innovative research in this
field. Furthermore, the author’s employment of diverse methods such
as sample analysis and cross-linguistic research is particularly
suitable for graduate students and beginners in cognitive linguistics.
In this sense, this book serves as a much-needed handbook in academic
programs of cognitive linguistics and applied linguistics in
general.» (Ke Li and Shukang Li, Metaphor and Symbol) The general aim
of this book is to contribute to a better understanding of metonymy, a
phenomenon which still, despite the current upsurge in scholarly
attention, remains puzzling in some respects. The theoretical
framework of this book is provided by the school of thought commonly
known as Cognitive Linguistics. The first part of the book analyses
and develops various hypotheses concerning the nature of metonymy
advanced in the literature to date. It presents numerous arguments in
favour of the conceptual rather than purely linguistic basis of
metonymy and shows that metonymy is a ubiquitous phenomenon not only
in language but above all in thought. The second part contains a
thorough analysis of the constraints to the scope of metonymy and
discusses the differences between metonymy and other forms of
so-called figurative language. The third part is devoted to the role
and importance of metonymy in communication and focuses on the
creative functions of metonymy, which have received surprisingly
little scholarly attention to date, such as euphemism, vague language,
and humour. The fourth part of this book is centred on some
problematic issues concerning the distinction between metonymy,
metaphor, and synecdoche.
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ISBN
9781788743464
Publisert
2019
Utgave
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Vendor
Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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