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Komplex események metonimikus megnevezései kognitív tükörben
Metonymic names of complex events in a cognitive mirror

Author(s): Edit Katona
Subject(s): Language studies
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: part-whole; structure; communication; euphemism

Summary/Abstract: We formulate our knowledge of the world through a system of conceptual frameworks. Within the conceptual framework, events take place according to a certain scenario. This paper attempts to map the system of metonymic naming of complex events within a scenario. It focuses primarily on whether the sequential events at the beginning, middle or end of an event are the ones that substitute for, or represent, the whole event. A comparison of the Hungarian and Serbian example material also reveals that the scenario of events is often the same, yet the metonymic term refers to a different phase of the event or occurs in a linguistically different structure. Differences may have cultural implications, but different perspectives may also be reflected in the linguistic solutions.

  • Issue Year: 24/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 122-132
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Hungarian
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