METAPHOR

Metaphor in semsntic 

By : RITA  M.S

METAPHOR

Partly due to the terminological inconsistencies obscuring both tradicional and contemporary acconts, the process governing figurative mappings have to somebextent re

mainded arcane. Some scholars opt for a broad definition of metaphor including metonimy

as a generick term for all figures of speech (Eco 1984 : 87 -91). as a result, a satisfactory elucidation of cri

terial featurwd is fraughtbwuth dilother hand, the most the most mundane expression are s

ometimes open classification: To tease apart the differences between metaphor and meto

nimy has proved an intractable undertaking. Provided the justification of recent theories of of metaphor as ( typicalliy ? ) based on metonimy, it may indeed be iimpossible to neatly dis

entangle the two notions.

                    A possible escape hatch might be to view metaphor as a prototipe concept . con

sequently, the terminology  which informs this project is relativelynarrow but will neverthell

es tonimy. The label "   will be reserved for transfer accors distonct semantic domine(criyer

ion  1,which is putatively based on sintances of semantic.

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