Metonymy in Language, Thought and Brain - Bogusław Bierwiaczonek
Metonymy in morphology
Metonymy in Language, Thought and Brain - Bogusław Bierwiaczonek
Bogusław Bierwiaczonek [+]
University of Częstochowa
Bogusław Bierwiaczonek is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Częstochowa in Poland. His most recent publications include Studies in Cognitive Semantics (co-edited with Anna Turula, Wydawnictwo WSL, 2010) and Syntax in Cognitive Grammar (co-edited with Bożena Cetnarowska and Anna Turula, Wydawnictwo WSL, 2011).
Description
Metonymy can be found on the level of morphemes as well. This chapter shows that metonymy, in derivation motivates the extension of derivational patterns both in the roots and in the affixes. Moreover, it shows how general metonymic principles motivate the formation of first names, surnames and troponyms.