-
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...
- 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...
-
ambiguities can
arise from the
intentional use of homophonic, homographic,
metonymic, or
figurative language. A pun
differs from a
malapropism in that a malapropism...
- circuses" (or "bread and games"; from Latin:
panem et circenses) is a
metonymic phrase referring to
superficial appea****t. It is
attributed to Juvenal...
-
faith in the
multiparty constitution. The
election also saw the rise of
metonymic supporters of the new candidates, the
Obidient movement of
Peter Obi,...
-
architect Zaha Hadid,
winner of the 2004
Pritzker Prize, with the
concept of "
Metonymic Landscape".
Metonymy refers to a
method of
describing a
specific object...
- some form of the
Latin parent word "claustrum" is
frequently used as a
metonymic name for
monastery in
languages such as German.
Cloistered clergy refers...
-
Hindu terrorism, or
sometimes Hindutva terror, or
metonymically saffron terror,
refer to
terrorist acts
carried out, on the
basis of
motivations in broad...
- **** identity.[page needed]
George Lakoff explained the
inaccuracy of
metonymic models,
through which people jump to
conclusions without sufficient elaboration...
- the
throne of the
Monarch of England. "Throne of England" also
refers metonymically to the
office of monarch, and
monarchy itself. The term "Throne of Great...
