The Role of Semantic Relations in the Creation of Metonymic Mappings

• Autores: Olga Isabel Díez Velasco
• Localización: Miscelánea: A journal of english and american studies, ISSN 1137-6368, Nº 23, 2001 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Language and Lingüistics), págs. 11-28
• Idioma: español
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• Resumen

  • In this paper I argue that the set of semantic relations put forward for the construction of propositional meaning by Ruiz de Mendoza (1996) can also be used to define the kinds of relationship that are established between the source and target domains of metonymies. Furthermore, we conted that it is possible to develop a typology of metonymic mappings which is based on this relational system and offer a programmatic classification of metonymic according to this criterion. Finally, we observe that the relationship between metonymic mappings and semantic relations is also useful in dealing effectively with polysemy. Thus, all the different senses of many words can be related by calling upon metonymies which exploit different relations.