lexicology 2

similarity of position is one of the metaphor types of similiarity. Find its example.

• head (of a cabbage), bottleneck, teeth (of a saw, a comb);

• foot (of a page, of a mountain), head (of procession);

• orange, hazel, chestnut

• a whip (an official in the British Parliament whose duty is to see that members were present at the voting), a bookworm (a person who is fond of books);

similarity of shape is one of the metaphor types of similiarity. Find its example.

• head (of a cabbage), bottleneck, teeth (of a saw, a comb);

• orange, hazel, chestnut

• foot (of a page, of a mountain), head (of procession);

• a whip (an official in the British Parliament whose duty is to see that members were present at the voting), a bookworm (a person who is fond of books);

similarity of function and behaviour is one of the metaphor types of similiarity. Find its example.

• foot (of a page, of a mountain), head (of procession);

• orange, hazel, chestnut

• head (of a cabbage), bottleneck, teeth (of a saw, a comb);

• a whip (an official in the British Parliament whose duty is to see that members were present at the voting), a bookworm (a person who is fond of books);

There are different types of metonymies: 

• the material of which an object is made may become the name of the object and names of inventors very often become terms to denote things they invented,

• All answers are correct.

• the name of the place may become the name of the people or of an object placed there and some geographical names can also become common nouns through metonymy

• names of musical instruments may become names of musicians when they are united in an orchestra:

• the name of some person may become a common noun, e.g., boycott was originally the name of an Irish family who were so much disliked by their neighbours that they did not mix with them.

Find examples of the material of which an object is made may become the name of the object

• the House – members of Parliament, the White House – the Administration of the USA

• a glass, boards;

• the violin, the saxophone;

• watt, om, roentgen;

• holland (linen fabrics), Brussels (a special kind of carpets), China (porcelain).

Find examples of names of inventors very often become terms to denote things they invented;

• watt, om, roentgen;

• a glass, boards;

• the House – members of Parliament, the White House – the Administration of the USA

• the violin, the saxophone;

• holland (linen fabrics), Brussels (a special kind of carpets), China (porcelain).

Find examples the name of the place may become the name of the people or of an object placed

• the House – members of Parliament, the White House – the Administration of the USA

• a glass, boards;

• the violin, the saxophone;

• watt, om, roentgen;

• holland (linen fabrics), Brussels (a special kind of carpets), China (porcelain).

Find examples of names of musical instruments may become names of musicians when they are united in an orchestra:

• the House – members of Parliament, the White House – the Administration of the USA

• a glass, boards;

• the violin, the saxophone;

• watt, om, roentgen;

• holland (linen fabrics), Brussels (a special kind of carpets), China (porcelain).

Find examples of some geographical names

• holland (linen fabrics), Brussels (a special kind of carpets), China (porcelain).

• the violin, the saxophone;

• a glass, boards;

• the House – members of Parliament, the White House – the Administration of the USA

• watt, om, roentgen;

What is context?

• names of musical instruments may become names of musicians when they are united in an orchestra:

• the name of the place may become the name of the people or of an object placed there and some geographical names can also become common nouns through metonymy

• the material of which an object is made may become the name of the object and names of inventors very often become terms to denote things they invented,

• the minimum stretch of speech necessary and sufficient to determine which of the possible meanings of a polysemantic word is used

• the name of some person may become a common noun, e.g., boycott was originally the name of an Irish family who were so much disliked by their neighbours that they did not mix with them.