What is an increased-heart-rate-for-love metonymy?

What is an increased-heart-rate-for-love metonymy?

Definition
	A conventional metonymy in which reference to the physiological response of increased heart rate is used to stand for love.

Examples
	Here are some examples in English:
	She had palpitations. He's a heartthrob. His heart was throbbing with love.

Generic
	An increased-heart-rate-for-love metonymy is a kind of
	What is a physiological metonymy for love?

Source
	Kovecses 1986

Context for this page:

Concept module: increased-heart-rate-for-love metonymy
In modular book: Metonymies in English, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Lexicon

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