Презентация на тему Metonymy

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2. Definition of Metonymy a figure of speech
3. The words "metonymy" and "metonym" come from
4. The bottle for alcoholic drink.
5. Some Examples“Money just walked in” - A
6. The term White House actually refers to the authorities who work in the building called the White House.
7. People might say they are going to
8. "Hollywood" is used as a metonym (an instance of
9. Naughty Metonymy PoemToday I saw a sexy
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Definition of Metonymy a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept.a figure of speech

The bottle for alcoholic drink. The press for journalism.

Some Examples“Money just walked in” - A rich person has entered the

The term White House actually refers to the authorities who work in the building called the White House.

People might say they are going to the capitol when they are

Naughty Metonymy PoemToday I saw a sexy skirtStrolling down the street.She had

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Слайд 2 Definition of Metonymy
a figure of speech in

Definition of Metonymy a figure of speech in which a thing

which a thing or concept is not called by

its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept.

a figure of speech in which a part represents a whole or a whole represents a part.

Слайд 3 The words "metonymy" and "metonym" come from the Greek: μετωνυμία, metōnymía,

"a change of name“

Metonymy may be contrasted with metaphor. Both

figures involve the substitution of one term for another. In metaphor, this substitution is based on some specific similarity, whereas, in metonymy, the substitution is based on some understood association.

Слайд 4 The bottle for alcoholic drink. The press for

journalism. A skirt for a woman. Mozart for Mozart's music.

The Oval Office for the US Presidency.

Слайд 5 Some Examples
“Money just walked in” - A rich

Some Examples“Money just walked in” - A rich person has entered

person has entered the room.
"He writes a fine hand"

- good handwriting.
"The pen is mightier than the sword" - literary power is superior to military force.
“He is a man of the cloth” - a man of the church.

Слайд 6 The term White House actually refers to the authorities who

work in the building called the White House.

Слайд 7 People might say they are going to the

People might say they are going to the capitol when they

capitol when they are actually talking about going to

the city of Washington, D.C.

Слайд 8 "Hollywood" is used as a metonym (an instance of metonymy)

for American cinema, because of the fame and cultural identity

of Hollywood, a district of Los Angeles, California as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars.

“Hollywood” is used as a metonymy for American cinema, because of the fame and cultural identity of Hollywood, as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars.