Naslov
Metonymy and Word-Formation: Their Interactions and Complementation

Autori
Brdar, Mario

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija knjige
Autorske knjige, monografija, znanstvena

Izdavač
Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Grad
Newcastle upon Tyne

Godina
2017

Stranica
250

ISBN
978-1-5275-0320-5

Ključne riječi
metonymy ; word-formation ; cognitive linguistics ; grammar ; morphology

Sažetak
This book deals with the interplay between word-formation and metonymy. It shows that, like metaphor, metonymy interacts in important ways with morphological structure, but also warns us against a virtually unconstrained conception of metonymy. The central claim here is that word-formation and metonymy are distinct linguistic components that complement and mutually constrain each other. Using linguistic data from a variety of languages, the book provides ample empirical support for its thesis. It is much more than a systematic study of two neglected linguistic phenomena, for a long time thought to be unimportant by linguists. Through exposing and explaining the intricate interaction between metonymy and word formation from a cognitive linguistic perspective, the reader is presented with a sense of the amazing complexity of the development of linguistic systems. This book will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students interested in the role of figuration in grammar.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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