Syntactic Variations in Referential Metonymy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21398813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhen Wu (0000-0003-3655-1069, Department of English Shandong University 5 Hongjialou Jinan 250100 China, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-28 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studia Linguistica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3193 • E-ISSN: 1467-9582 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/stul.12243 |
| OpenAlex | W4400487311 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
This paper explores the syntactic variations of concord in sentences involving referential metonymy in English. Apart from the standard type in which syntactic agreement is shown between the metonymic NP and the verbs or pronouns that follow, this article also discusses and summarizes other types where there are various degrees of disagreement. Moreover, this paper formalizes the principles of Ruiz de Mendoza and Díez (2004) by introducing the metonymic function, and proposes simplification of these principles based on the notion of metonymy as a contingency. Finally, this paper discusses other possible factors – both contextual and non‐contextual – that may lead to these syntactic variations
Linguistics · Metaphor · Metonymy · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Lexicography and Language Studies · linguistics and terminology studies · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |