Cognitive Interpretation Of The Phenomenon Of Metonymy

Abstract

Following structural linguistics, considering metonymy as a figure of meaning based on a contiguity relationship, lexical semantics considers metonymy as a mechanism for expanding lexical meaning. Cognitive linguistics regards metonymy as a way of thinking and a cognitive process based on conceptual contiguity. Metonymy in cognitive linguistics is considered a conceptual phenomenon that structures and shapes of human thinking and language. This tool is also considered ubiquitous in the language and has cognitive and communication functions