Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Anaphoric pronouns of metonymic expressions

Warren, Beatrice LU (2004) In metaphorik.de 7.
Abstract
One peculiarity of referential metonymy is that metonymic subjects and their predicates need not agree as to

number. Nor need there be gender agreement between metonymic expressions and anaphoric pronouns. In this

respect metonymies differ from metaphors.To account for the apparently erratic syntax in utterances containing

referential metonymies, it is first suggested that these involve implicit extensions which together with the

explicit metonymic element form referential units. This suggests that metaphorical and metonymic mapping

processes are fundamentally different. The focus of the paper is next the question of what determines choice of

anaphoric pronouns. It is argued that what... (More)
One peculiarity of referential metonymy is that metonymic subjects and their predicates need not agree as to

number. Nor need there be gender agreement between metonymic expressions and anaphoric pronouns. In this

respect metonymies differ from metaphors.To account for the apparently erratic syntax in utterances containing

referential metonymies, it is first suggested that these involve implicit extensions which together with the

explicit metonymic element form referential units. This suggests that metaphorical and metonymic mapping

processes are fundamentally different. The focus of the paper is next the question of what determines choice of

anaphoric pronouns. It is argued that what is perceived to be topic is an important factor. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
in
metaphorik.de
volume
7
ISSN
1618-2006
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
fe9f3dd5-f7c2-43c0-ad7b-82d2e0e2382e (old id 135365)
alternative location
http://www.metaphorik.de/07/warren.pdf
date added to LUP
2016-04-04 07:43:54
date last changed
2018-11-21 20:48:47
@article{fe9f3dd5-f7c2-43c0-ad7b-82d2e0e2382e,
  abstract     = {{One peculiarity of referential metonymy is that metonymic subjects and their predicates need not agree as to<br/><br>
number. Nor need there be gender agreement between metonymic expressions and anaphoric pronouns. In this<br/><br>
respect metonymies differ from metaphors.To account for the apparently erratic syntax in utterances containing<br/><br>
referential metonymies, it is first suggested that these involve implicit extensions which together with the<br/><br>
explicit metonymic element form referential units. This suggests that metaphorical and metonymic mapping<br/><br>
processes are fundamentally different. The focus of the paper is next the question of what determines choice of<br/><br>
anaphoric pronouns. It is argued that what is perceived to be topic is an important factor.}},
  author       = {{Warren, Beatrice}},
  issn         = {{1618-2006}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  series       = {{metaphorik.de}},
  title        = {{Anaphoric pronouns of metonymic expressions}},
  url          = {{http://www.metaphorik.de/07/warren.pdf}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2004}},
}