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In:Conceptual Metonymy: Methodological, theoretical, and descriptive issues
Edited by Olga Blanco-Carrión, Antonio Barcelona and Rossella Pannain
[Human Cognitive Processing 60] 2018
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Introduction

The complex task of studying metonymy

 | Universidad de Córdoba
 | Universidad de Córdoba
 | University of Naples “L’Orientale”
Published online: 17 May 2018
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Article outline
  • 1.On the main purpose and characteristics of this book
  • 2.Methodological and descriptive issues in the creation of a metonymy database
  • 3.Theoretical problems in the study of metonymy
  • 4.Case studies
  • 5.Recapitulation
    • 5.1New descriptive methods and criteria
    • 5.2Theoretical issues
      • 5.2.1New answers to older debates
      • 5.2.2Challenges to present theories of metonymy
    • 5.3New concepts and trends in metonymy research
      • 5.3.1New concepts or new aspects of metonymy not previously noted or emphasized
      • 5.3.2New trends in metonymy research
    • 5.4New empirical data on metonymy
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
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