Metonymy and pragmatic inferencing /
In recent years, conceptual metonymy has been recognized as a cognitive phenomenon that is as fundamental as metaphor for reasoning and the construction of meaning. The thoroughly revised chapters in the present volume originated as presentations in a workshop organized by the editors for the 7th In...
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| Format: | Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia :
John Benjamins Pub.,
2003
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| Series: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser., 113. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Metonymy and Pragmatic Inferencing; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication page; Table of contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Background and purpose of the volume; 2. Some properties of conceptual metonymy; 3. Metonymy and pragmatic inferencing; 4. The contributions to this volume; 5. Prospects for studies in metonymy; Notes; References; Part 1. The place of metonymy in cognition and pragmatics; Cognitive operations and pragmatic implication; Metonymy and conceptual blending; The case for a metonymic basis of pragmatic inferencing.
