- can use
metonyms.
Metonyms can also be wordless. For example,
Roman Jakobson argued that
cubist art
relied heavily on
nonlinguistic metonyms,
while surrealist...
- used as a
metonym for the country's government.
Since metonymy – the
process by
which metonyms are formed – is a
productive process, new
metonyms can always...
- the
Korean name "Daehan Minguk" is
sometimes used by
South Koreans as a
metonym to
refer to the
Korean ethnicity (or "race") as a whole,
rather than just...
- The
cinema of the
United States,
consisting mainly of
major film
studios (also
known metonymously as Hollywood)
along with some
independent films, has...
-
sometimes referred to by the
metonym "Westminster" or "Whitehall", as many of its
offices are
situated there.
These metonyms are used
especially by members...
- K Street,
historically a hub for
lobbying firms and
advocacy groups, has
become a
metonym for the
American lobbying industry....
- to: Hollywood, Los Angeles, a
neighborhood in
California Hollywood, a
metonym for the
cinema of the
United States Hollywood may also
refer to: Hollywood...
- world. New York is a top-tier
global technology hub.
Silicon Alley, once a
metonym for the
sphere encomp****ing the
metropolitan region's high
technology industries...
- term
Fleet Street (where most
national newspapers operated)
remains a
metonym for the
British national press. The
communications company WPP is the world's...
- not only as the
common name of the
headquarters building, but also as a
metonym for the
Metropolitan Police Service (MPS)
itself and
police officers, especially...
