Metonymy may also be used in situations where an alternative to an existing noun is called for perhaps as a very informal or insulting term.

Example of metaphor and metonymy. For example the sentence he is a tiger in class is a metaphor. Life is a climb but the view is great This is an example of Metaphor. Metonymy has a very close relationship with metaphor which also consists of replacing one word with another and some authors even consider metonymy a kind of metaphor.

John Benjamins 2009 Pronunciation. Examples are the use of wheels to mean car brain to mean intelligent person and asshole to mean person in an insulting context. To understand better what the difference between metonymy and metaphor is here are some examples of metaphors that will help.

Semantic Metonymy An oft-cited example of metonymy is the noun tongue. Sentences 1 and 2 contain examples of metaphor and metonymy respectively. Metaphors are often compared with other types of figurative language such as antithesis hyperbole metonymy and simile.

In the case of metonymy there must be a relationship while the metaphor can associate completely different meanings. The conceptual link between seeing and intellectual comprehension is complex and appears to require the discussion of metonymymetaphor interaction for its. The candle of knowledge.

Pen stands for the written word Sword stands for military aggression. By Klaus-Uwe Panther Linda L. Nei- Nei- ther sentence is literally true.

Life is being compared to a climb Though these two concepts are different they are considered interchangeable in this example due to the comparison. Metaphor and metonymy are similar in various aspects but the major difference is that if a metaphor substitutes a concept with another a metonymy selects a related term. An example is given of the computer analysis of a metonymy which illustrates the above three features.