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Original scientific paper

Interpreting English Verb Conversions The Role of Metonymy and Metaphor

Gabrijela Buljan


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Abstract

In this paper we set out to illustrate the workings of some basic cognitive mechanisms in
the process of interpreting English verb conversions. Given the flexible methodological principles
of cognitive linguistics, we will argue that it is fully equipped to account for the full
complexity of the meanings of such verbs.

Keywords

metaphor; metonymy; verb conversion; event schema; English language; cognitive linguistics

Hrčak ID:

15923

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/15923

Publication date:

21.10.2004.

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