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Metaphor, Metonymy and Lexicogenesis

Andrew Goatly

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  • 348 sidor
  • 2024
This book investigates the interaction between new English lexis and metaphor/metonymy figures meticulously defined and contrasted in terms of similarity/contiguity. It advances three main hypotheses: (i) derived lexis is more likely to be figurative in meaning and usage than the bases from which it is derived; (ii) derivation obscures the figurative origins of this lexis to varying degrees depending on differing processing strategies; (iii) lexicalisation is determined by Relevance (in Sperber and Wilsons sense) to the needs of a culture or its powerful interest groups, where culture, following Norman Fairclough, is characterised as an ensemble of recognised action/discourse genres. This volume is distinctive in exploring the relations between grammar and metonymy and providing numerous examples of metaphorical and metonymic lexis as it reflects society's changing needs and (contested) ideologies.
  • Författare: Andrew Goatly
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9789027215895
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 348
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2024-11-15
  • Förlag: John Benjamins Publishing Co