Conceptual Metonymy and Lexicographic Representation

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by Sylwia Wojciechowska

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Format Hardback or Cased Book

Book Series Crossroads and Interfaces: Studies in Linguistics and Literature

ISBN-10 3631635109

ISBN-13 9783631635100

Edition New

Publisher Peter Lang AG

Imprint Peter Lang AG

Country of Manufacture DE

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Dec 13th, 2011

Print length 210 Pages

Weight 380 grams

Dimensions 15.40 x 21.50 x 1.70 cms

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Conceptual Metonymy and Lexicographic Representation

The book aims to show how the tenets of the cognitive theory of metonymy can benefit the lexicographic representation of metonymic lexemes, so that the semantic connections between basic and derived meanings become more transparent and motivated. The theoretical part proposes an approach to metonymy which is eclectic with respect to the latest theories in cognitive semantics. This perspective is adopted in the empirical part, which reports the findings of an enquiry into the treatment of conventionalised metonyms in the so-called «Big Five» English monolingual learners’ dictionaries. In the analysis, the following issues are dealt with: sense disambiguation and arrangement, defining techniques, and the correlation between grammatical codes and exemplification. Taking the cognitive viewpoint, the book adds to the recent trend in pedagogical lexicography towards a more explicit marking of figurative language.

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