7 Metonymy

Metonymy is a is a concept closely related to metaphor and another way to extend the use of a lexical item, and therefore, an important structure. Deignan (2005) argues that metonymy and metaphor are two sides of the same coin, and it is, in fact, difficult to draw a line sometimes. Typical examples include the part-whole- and whole-part- relationships. We can refer to smart

  1. The university had sacked Mr Jeffries. (BNC)
  2. Then I had to come back and read Shakespeare (BNC)
  3. Apple announced there new app on Monday.

References

Deignan, Alice. 2005. A corpus linguistic perspective on the relationship between metonymy and metaphor. Style 39(1). 72–91.