LINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF METAPHOR AND METONYMY

Metaphor, metonymy, mental space, conceptual integration, change of focus.

Authors

  • Durdona SULTANOVA The teacher is a trainee of the Gulistan State Pedagogical Institute , Uzbekistan

The article addresses the issues related to the cognitive essence of metaphor and metonymy. The author gives a brief review of studies on metaphor and metonymy, stresses the continuity of different paradigms in the exploration of these phenomena, reveals the dynamic character of metaphorization and metonymization, points out and describes the common and differential features which help to distinguish these cognitive phenomena.