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Metonymies in English
 
by Eugene E. Loos (general editor)
Susan Anderson (editor)
Dwight H. Day, Jr. (editor)
Paul C. Jordan (editor)
J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
 

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Summary

Complementing the terminology of metonymy presented in the Glossary of linguistic terms, a large collection of conventional metonymies in English is presented here, with citations principally from Kovecses (1986) and Lakoff and Johnson (1980). Though these are in fact English metonymies, they will be useful to linguistic research and translation in other languages to the extent that they are found to be universal, or to the extent that they are found to be held in common with other Indo-European languages because of genetic or areal influences.

Contents

Conventional metonymies in English
What is an aggressive-verbal-behavior-for-anger metonymy?
What is an aggressive-visual-behavior-for-anger metonymy?
What is an agitation-for-anger metonymy?
What is a behavioral-reactions-for-emotion metonymy?
What is a boasting-for-pride metonymy?
What is a body-heat-for-anger metonymy?
What is a body-heat-for-love metonymy?
What is a chest-out-for-pride metonymy?
What is a controller-for-controlled metonymy?
What is a face-for-person metonymy?
What is a form-of-walking-for-pride metonymy?
What is a frustrated-behavior-for-anger metonymy?
What is a head-held-high-for-pride metonymy?
What is an impeded-mental-function-for-pride metonymy?
What is an impeded-perception-for-anger metonymy?
What is an impeded-perception-for-love metonymy?
What is an impeded-perception-for-pride metonymy?
What is an increased-heart-rate-for-love metonymy?
What is an insane-behavior-for-anger metonymy?
What is an institution-for-people-responsible metonymy?
What is an internal-pressure-for-anger metonymy?
What is a more-form-for-more-content metonymy?
What is an object-used-for-user metonymy?
What is an ostentatious-behavior-for-pride metonymy?
What is a part-for-whole metonymy?
What is a physical-closeness-for-love metonymy?
What is a physiological-effects-for-emotion metonymy?
What is a place-for-event metonymy?
What is a place-for-institution metonymy?
What is a producer-for-product metonymy?
What is a seeing-for-making-sure metonymy?
What is a thing-perceived-for-perception metonymy?
What is a thinking-oneself-unique-for-pride metonymy?
What is a behavioral metonymy for anger?
What is a behavioral metonymy for pride?
What is a physiological metonymy for anger?
What is a physiological metonymy for love?
What is a physiological metonymy for pride?

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