9.2.1. Metonymy vs. metaphor
Metaphoric usage of linguistic expressions involves two domains: concrete and abstract, and concrete concepts are mapped to abstract concepts. Metonymy, on the other hand, involves substituting one concept with another related one.
Metonymy [Lexicon - 1.1.] is also possible in TİD. The sign antalya
antalya – orange
In the following example, federatıon, which is an institution stands for the members of that institution.
federatıon yesterday report accept
‘Federation accepted the report yesterday.’
In the following, denızlı,
denızlı t-i-d educatıon start
‘Denizli has started TID education.’
In the following, a vehicle, bıcycle, stands for its driver.
mornıng bıcycle ıx1 hıt
‘A bicycle hit me in the morning.’
(adapted from Dikyuva, et al., 2015: 304)
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