The traditional approach studies metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche as individual linguistic expressions or rhetoric devices, which seems a little difficult to distinguish them from each other clearly. The cognitive li...The traditional approach studies metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche as individual linguistic expressions or rhetoric devices, which seems a little difficult to distinguish them from each other clearly. The cognitive linguistic view provides new perspectives and proofs for the study of them. According to cognitive linguists, they are a common cognitive phenomenon of human beings, far from being a mere matter of ornament to language. The article aims at pointing out the differences among them from a cognitive perspective. The comparison of them from a cognitive linguistic view can help the learners to master them more easily.展开更多
(二)antonomasia有关 antonomasia,各位作者的例句中重叠现象也不少,现举数例。冯给出以下 antonomasia 例子:Solomon for a wise manDaniel for a wise and fair judgeJudas for a traitorHitler for a tyrant尹列出下面的 antonomasia...(二)antonomasia有关 antonomasia,各位作者的例句中重叠现象也不少,现举数例。冯给出以下 antonomasia 例子:Solomon for a wise manDaniel for a wise and fair judgeJudas for a traitorHitler for a tyrant尹列出下面的 antonomasia 替代关系:Shylock:an extortionate usurerRomeo:romantic young bverDon Juan:a lady-killer但在黄处,下列专有名称就成了 metonymy:展开更多
Among the modern rhetorical devices,metonymy and synecdoche are two important figures of speech,which are analogous to each other for both use the name of one thing for that of something else.That is to say,both of th...Among the modern rhetorical devices,metonymy and synecdoche are two important figures of speech,which are analogous to each other for both use the name of one thing for that of something else.That is to say,both of the rhetorical devices involve substitution.Thus the two concepts are confusing.Metonymy emphasizes on using the name of one thing for that of something else with which it is associated.Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole,an individual for a class,a material for a thing,or the reverse of any of these.By making a comparative study of these two through the connotation and category,the author summarizes that:they are two independent figures of speech.展开更多
文摘The traditional approach studies metaphor, metonymy and synecdoche as individual linguistic expressions or rhetoric devices, which seems a little difficult to distinguish them from each other clearly. The cognitive linguistic view provides new perspectives and proofs for the study of them. According to cognitive linguists, they are a common cognitive phenomenon of human beings, far from being a mere matter of ornament to language. The article aims at pointing out the differences among them from a cognitive perspective. The comparison of them from a cognitive linguistic view can help the learners to master them more easily.
文摘(二)antonomasia有关 antonomasia,各位作者的例句中重叠现象也不少,现举数例。冯给出以下 antonomasia 例子:Solomon for a wise manDaniel for a wise and fair judgeJudas for a traitorHitler for a tyrant尹列出下面的 antonomasia 替代关系:Shylock:an extortionate usurerRomeo:romantic young bverDon Juan:a lady-killer但在黄处,下列专有名称就成了 metonymy:
文摘Among the modern rhetorical devices,metonymy and synecdoche are two important figures of speech,which are analogous to each other for both use the name of one thing for that of something else.That is to say,both of the rhetorical devices involve substitution.Thus the two concepts are confusing.Metonymy emphasizes on using the name of one thing for that of something else with which it is associated.Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is used for a whole,an individual for a class,a material for a thing,or the reverse of any of these.By making a comparative study of these two through the connotation and category,the author summarizes that:they are two independent figures of speech.
