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1 online resource (xiii, 367 pages) : illustrations. |
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text file |
| Series |
Cognitive linguistics research,
1861-4132 ;
volume 59
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Cognitive linguistics research ; volume 59.
1861-4132
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Theoretical Preliminary -- Demarcation and variability of metonymy -- Conceptual metonymy -- Definition, demarcation of metonymy -- Internal typology of metonymy -- Conventionalization of metonymy -- Metonymy : a variationist CL view -- Cross-linguistic dimension -- Historical dimension -- Lectal dimension -- Metonymy : semasiology and onomasiology -- Semasiological perspective -- Onomasiological perspective -- Methodological state of the art in metonymy research -- Why CL research needs an empirical approach -- Overview of methods in CL metonymy research -- Summary : research gaps -- Metonymy in expressions -- Models for analyzing figurative composite expressions -- Compositionality and analyzability -- Fauconnier and Turner's blending model -- Benczes's analysis of noun-noun Compounds -- Geeraerts's prismatic model -- Metonymie mappings in Chinese expressions -- Bringing the prismatic model to Chinese metonymic expressions -- Various paths of metonymy in Chinese expressions -- Some criteria for Classification -- Global metonymy versus parallel local metonymies -- Internal metonymy versus external metonymy -- Differentiation between alternative prismatic structures -- Summary -- Case studies -- Cross-linguistic perspective : metonymies for PERSON -- Methodology -- Chinese data resources -- English data resource -- Summary ofthe methodology -- Results -- Variation in metonymic patterns for PERSON in general -- Variation in metonymic patterns for different kinds of person -- Variation in metonymic sources of a particular pattern -- Discussion -- Paragons in Chinese culture -- Carriage-clothing system in Chinese culture -- Residence system in Chinese culture -- Culture-bound conceptualizations of body parts -- Collectivism versus individualism -- Section summary -- Summary -- Diachronic perspective : Metonymies for WOMAN -- Methodology -- Corpus of Historical Chinese -- Metonymy Identification -- Metonymy quantification and analysis -- Diachronic Variation in metonymic patterns -- Exploringand visualizing the data -- Targets with relatively stable diachronic variation -- Targets with a dominant trend in diachronic variation -- Targets with highly fluctuating diachronic variation -- Section summary -- Interactions with stylistic variation -- Stylistic variation in metonymic patterns -- Introduction of new metonymic items -- Section summary -- Summary -- Lectal perspective : metonymies for GOVERNMENT -- Methodology -- Data collection -- Variables -- Mixed-effects logistic regression model -- General regression model for GOVERNMENT -- General impact ofthe predictors -- Specific influence of fixed effects -- Random-effect variable of verbs -- Separate regression model for MAINLAND CHINESE GOVERNMENT -- Separate mixed-effects model -- Lectal variation between Mainland and Taiwan Chinese -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Main findings and contributions -- Limitations and further directions -- References -- Appendix -- Chinese, English metonymic mapping datasets -- Distributions of main patterns for specific targets -- Distributions of sources under a particular pattern for specific targets -- References for meaning identification in the corpus -- Classification of source/target concepts in Case 2 -- Contributions of patterns for interpreting the MDS dimensions -- Index. |
| Language |
Text in English, with Chinese translations examples. |
| Subject |
Metonyms -- Psychological aspects.
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Metonyms. |
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Psychological aspects. |
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Metonyms -- Social aspects.
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Social aspects. |
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Chinese language -- Metonyms.
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Chinese language. |
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Linguistic change.
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Linguistic change. |
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Cognitive grammar.
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Cognitive grammar. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zhang, Weiwei (Linguist). Variation in metonymy. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2016] 9783110453522 (DLC) 2016029279 (OCoLC)962853041 |
| ISBN |
3110455838 (e-book) |
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9783110455830 (e-book) |
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9783110453652 |
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3110453657 |
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3110453525 |
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3110455846 |
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9783110455847 |
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3110455846 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9783110455830 |
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