Towards a Better Understanding of Metonymy by Davis, Graeme

Towards a Better Understanding of Metonymy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781788743457)

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Towards a Better Understanding of Metonymy by Davis, Graeme

Towards a Better Understanding of Metonymy

$76.10
Towards a Better Understanding of Metonymy by Davis, Graeme

Towards a Better Understanding of Metonymy

$76.10
Format: Paperback
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The general aim of this book is to contribute to a better understanding of metonymy, using the theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics. The book argues for a conceptual rather than purely linguistic basis for metonymy and explores distinctions between metonymy and other figurative language.



Author: Graeme Davis, Wojciech Wachowski
ISBN-10: 1788743458
ISBN-13: 9781788743457
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
Language: English
Published: 08/08/2019
Pages: 180
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.50d
By Graeme Davis
By Graeme Davis
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Wojciech Wachowski is Assistant Professor in the Institute of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He is also an Endeavour Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia, and has lectured as a visiting professor at several European universities. He has published on various topics in linguistics, especially cognitive linguistics and sociolinguistics. His main research interests include metonymy and metaphor, and teacher and translator training.

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