Figures of speech revisited
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Bogusław Bierwiaczonek
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to add the terms and concepts of synecdochic metonymy (syntonymy) and synecdochic metaphor (syntaphor) to the traditional typology of figures of speech. It is argued that the two additional terms are useful as they cover important intermediate categories of transfers of meaning between synecdoche, understood as vertical transfer based on various levels of taxonomy, and two other “master tropes”, namely metonymy and metaphor. The proposed concepts and terms may not only help identify and designate certain borderline cases of figurative language, but also add precision and adequacy to the analyses of lexical polysemy. They may also contribute to a cognitive account of catachresis.
Abstract
The aim of the paper is to add the terms and concepts of synecdochic metonymy (syntonymy) and synecdochic metaphor (syntaphor) to the traditional typology of figures of speech. It is argued that the two additional terms are useful as they cover important intermediate categories of transfers of meaning between synecdoche, understood as vertical transfer based on various levels of taxonomy, and two other “master tropes”, namely metonymy and metaphor. The proposed concepts and terms may not only help identify and designate certain borderline cases of figurative language, but also add precision and adequacy to the analyses of lexical polysemy. They may also contribute to a cognitive account of catachresis.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword and acknowledgements vii
- Figurativeness all the way down 1
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Part I. Figurativeness and theory
- Metaphor thoughtfully 13
- Separating (non-)figurative weeds from wheat 45
- A multi-level view of metaphor and some of its advantages 71
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Part II. Figurativeness and constructions
- Intensification via figurative language 91
- Falling to one’s death in multiple landscapes 107
- Metaphorical adjective-noun phrases in German journalese 129
- Metonymy meets coercion 151
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Part III. Figurativeness, pragmaticity and multimodality
- Sources of pragmatic effects in irony and hyperbole 187
- Metaphorical interplay of words and gestures in the Catholic liturgy 209
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Part IV. Typology of figures and cognitive models
- Figures of speech revisited 225
- Cutting and breaking metaphors of the self and the Motivation & Sedimentation Model 253
- The metonymic exploitation of descriptive, attitudinal, and regulatory scenarios in meaning making 283
- Index 309
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Foreword and acknowledgements vii
- Figurativeness all the way down 1
-
Part I. Figurativeness and theory
- Metaphor thoughtfully 13
- Separating (non-)figurative weeds from wheat 45
- A multi-level view of metaphor and some of its advantages 71
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Part II. Figurativeness and constructions
- Intensification via figurative language 91
- Falling to one’s death in multiple landscapes 107
- Metaphorical adjective-noun phrases in German journalese 129
- Metonymy meets coercion 151
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Part III. Figurativeness, pragmaticity and multimodality
- Sources of pragmatic effects in irony and hyperbole 187
- Metaphorical interplay of words and gestures in the Catholic liturgy 209
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Part IV. Typology of figures and cognitive models
- Figures of speech revisited 225
- Cutting and breaking metaphors of the self and the Motivation & Sedimentation Model 253
- The metonymic exploitation of descriptive, attitudinal, and regulatory scenarios in meaning making 283
- Index 309
