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The book presents a survey of the studies of metonymy in various aspects of language from the cognitive linguistic perspective. It discusses the role of metonym

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Figurative language has been regarded traditionally as situated outside the realm of grammar. However, with the advent of Cognitive Linguistics, metonymy and me

This book describes methods, risks, and challenges involved in the construction of metaphor and metonymy digital repositories. The first part of this volume sho