metonomy Flashcards
metonomy
-cognitive process in which a conceptual elem (vehicle) provides mental access to another elem (target) within the same frame/domain
within domain mapping
A. the whole and its part
1. things and part ICM
WHOLE THING FOR PART OF THE THING
America is at war.
PART OF THE THING FOR THE WHOLE THING
There are many sails out in the bay.
A.2. scale ICM
Harry was speeding again. (WHOLE FOR PART)
How old are you? (PART FOR WHOLE)
A.3. constitution ICM
She disappeared in the woods. (MATERIAL FOR THE
OBJECT)
A.4. complex event ICM
I speak Romanian. PART OF THE WHOLE FOR THE WHOLE THING
Can you pass the salt? ABILITY (TO PERFORM AN ACTION) FOR THE ACTION (REQUESTED
A.5.category and propriety ICM
Boys will be boys (CATEGORY FOR PROPERTY).
African-Americans were once called blacks (PROPERTY FOR THE CATEGORY)
A.6.category and member
Do you have an aspirin? (A MEMBER FOR THE CATEGORY)
B. part and part configuration
1. action ICM
ski, shampoo one’s hair: INSTRUMENT FOR ACTION
butcher the cow, author a book: AGENT FOR ACTION
snitch: ACTION FOR AGENT
blanket the bed: OBJECT INVOLVED IN THE ACTION FOR THE
ACTION
give me a bite: ACTION FOR THE OBJECT INVOLVED IN THE
ACTION
summer in Paris: TIME PERIOD OF THE ACTION FOR THE
ACTION
porch the newspaper: DESTINATION FOR MOTIO
B.2. causation ICM
She’s my joy/pride: EMOTION FOR THE CAUSE OF
EMOTION The train roared by: SOUND FOR THE EVENT
THAT CAUSED IT Have you seen my Shakespeare? I bought aFord: PRODUCER FOR PRODUC
B.3.control ICM
Nixon bombed Hanoi. The presidential limousine just arrived.
CONTROLLED FOR CONTROLLER.
This is Harry: POSSESSOR FOR THE POSSESSED
marry money, marry power: POSSESSED FOR THE POSSESSOR
B.4.ICM that involve indeterminate relationship
The ham sandwich spilled beer all over himself. THE FOOD
ORDERED FOR THE PERSON WHO ORDERED IT
referential, predicational, propositional, illocutionary
metonymy
trauma
the pseudo-present stands for the past instead of being informed in terms of the past
trauma transforms a 2 domain metaphoric experience into one domain metonymic one