Metaphor and Metonymy: Meaning Shifts

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Explore how metaphor and metonymy reshape meaning.

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Nilufar Khusniddinova

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Metaphor and Metonymy: Meaning ShiftsOnline version Explore how metaphor and metonymy reshape meaning. by Nilufar Khusniddinova 1 Both metaphor and metonymy contribute to semantic change over time. Yes No 2 Metonymy frequently relies on association, contiguity, or relational context within a domain. Yes No 3 Metaphor is often cross-domain and relies on cognitive mappings between domains. Yes No 4 Metaphor and metonymy are unrelated to historical language change. Yes No 5 Metonymy is always a spatial proximity relation and nothing else. Yes No 6 Every metaphor is based on physical similarity between domains. Yes No 7 Metonymy never changes the meaning of a word in a language. Yes No 8 Metonymy substitutes a related concept or a part for the thing itself. Yes No 9 Metonymy involves mental access through association. Yes No 10 Both metaphor and metonymy are cognitive mechanisms. Yes No 11 Metaphor maps features from a source domain to a target domain based on similarity. Yes No 12 In metonymy, a part or related entity stands for the whole (e.g., 'the crown' for monarchy). Yes No 13 Metonymy uses explicit similarity between domains. Yes No 14 Both metaphor and metonymy are used in everyday language, not just literature. Yes No 15 Metaphor and metonymy cannot co-occur in a single sentence. Yes No

Metaphor and Metonymy: Meaning ShiftsOnline version

Explore how metaphor and metonymy reshape meaning.

by Nilufar Khusniddinova

Both metaphor and metonymy contribute to semantic change over time.

Yes

Metonymy frequently relies on association, contiguity, or relational context within a domain.

Yes

Metaphor is often cross-domain and relies on cognitive mappings between domains.

Yes

Metaphor and metonymy are unrelated to historical language change.

Yes

Metonymy is always a spatial proximity relation and nothing else.

Yes

Every metaphor is based on physical similarity between domains.

Yes

Metonymy never changes the meaning of a word in a language.

Yes

Metonymy substitutes a related concept or a part for the thing itself.

Yes

Metonymy involves mental access through association.

Yes

Both metaphor and metonymy are cognitive mechanisms.

Yes

Metaphor maps features from a source domain to a target domain based on similarity.

Yes

In metonymy, a part or related entity stands for the whole (e.g., 'the crown' for monarchy).

Yes

Metonymy uses explicit similarity between domains.

Yes

Both metaphor and metonymy are used in everyday language, not just literature.

Yes

Metaphor and metonymy cannot co-occur in a single sentence.

Yes

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Metaphor and Metonymy: Meaning ShiftsOnline version

by Nilufar Khusniddinova

Both metaphor and metonymy contribute to semantic change over time.

Metonymy frequently relies on association, contiguity, or relational context within a domain.

Metaphor is often cross-domain and relies on cognitive mappings between domains.

Metaphor and metonymy are unrelated to historical language change.

Metonymy is always a spatial proximity relation and nothing else.

Every metaphor is based on physical similarity between domains.

Metonymy never changes the meaning of a word in a language.

Metonymy substitutes a related concept or a part for the thing itself.

Metonymy involves mental access through association.

Both metaphor and metonymy are cognitive mechanisms.

Metaphor maps features from a source domain to a target domain based on similarity.

In metonymy, a part or related entity stands for the whole (e.g., 'the crown' for monarchy).

Metonymy uses explicit similarity between domains.

Both metaphor and metonymy are used in everyday language, not just literature.

Metaphor and metonymy cannot co-occur in a single sentence.

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