The Puzzle of Vehicle Selection in Conceptual Metonymies / / Hubert Kowalewski.
"When you use a metonymy to say "I've got a new set of wheels," why do you refer to a car by means of the wheels rather any other part? Most cognitive linguist would agree that we prefer to talk about parts that are somehow salient, yet the seemingly simple notion of salience is...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture Series ; Volume 42 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2024] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's studies in language, cognition and culture ;
Volume 42. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 pages). |
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| Summary: | "When you use a metonymy to say "I've got a new set of wheels," why do you refer to a car by means of the wheels rather any other part? Most cognitive linguist would agree that we prefer to talk about parts that are somehow salient, yet the seemingly simple notion of salience is entangled in a number of intricate problems related to how we understand and talk about the surrounding reality. Adopting the theoretic framework of Ronald Langacker's Cognitive Grammar, this volume studies deep and general cognitive factors governing salience effects that influence the ways we use conceptual metonymies in phonic and sign languages"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789004680630 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Hubert Kowalewski. |