Metonymy in Language and Thought; the concept of metonymy in cognitive linguistics

Metonymy 1) What is metonymy? Working definition: Metonymy is a cognitive process in which one conceptual entity, the vehicle, provides mental access to another conceptual entity, the target, within the same idealised cognitive model (ICM). (Zoltán Kövecses; Metaphor; Oxford University Press 2002) Metonymy is usually used to get an easier access to something.  difference to metaphor: metaphor uses two domains one of which is abstract and one of …

…peripheral principle, like most euphemisms do) <Tab/> <Tab/><Tab/><Tab/> Reference:  Panther, Klaus-Uwe / Radden, Günter (Hrsg.) (1999): Metonymy in Language and Thought. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing  Kövecses, Zoltán (2002): Metaphor. New York: Oxford University Press  Lakoff, George / Johnson, Mark (1998): Leben in Metaphern. Heidelberg: Carl Auer Systeme