-
figure of speech, or one
could interpret a
phrase metaphorically or
metonymically. For example, the
phrase "lend me your ear"
could be
analyzed in a number...
- and the duchess. Flute's name, like that of the
other mechanicals, is
metonymical and
derives from his craft: "Flute"
references a
church organ, an instrument...
- take
either singular or
plural verb
forms depending on
context and the
metonymic shift that it implies,
while in some
other forms of
English the verb agreement...
-
Diminutive Double-barrelled
Epithet Animal Common Plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic Surname Sobriquet Teknonymic Toponymic...
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Diminutive Double-barrelled
Epithet Animal Common Plant Eponymic Matronymic Metonymic Mononymic Occupational Patronymic Surname Sobriquet Teknonymic Toponymic...
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faith in the
multiparty constitution. The
election also saw the rise of
metonymic supporters of the new candidates, the
Obidient movement of
Peter Obi,...
-
ambiguities can
arise from the
intentional use of homophonic, homographic,
metonymic, or
figurative language. A pun
differs from a
malapropism in that a malapropism...
- it does, he is
bowled out) and to
score runs
where possible.
Through metonymic usage, the
dismissal of a
batter is
known as the
taking of a wicket, The...
-
Creative Compounding in English: The
Semantics of
Metaphorical and
Metonymical Noun-Noun Combinations. Amsterdam: John Benjamins. pp. 144–146. Oxford...
- anarchists, communists, and
socialists whose luxurious lifestyles,
metonymically including consumption of champagne, are
ostensibly in
conflict with...
