The definition of metonymy in ancient Greece.(Critical essay): An article from: Style
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Author(s)Luigi Arata
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From the author: Metonymy is not one of the most studied figures of speech in ancient Greek rhetoric and is defined by two different manualistic "traditions.'" Analyzing them and considering the exemplifications of this trope that were identified by Greek speculation leads us to some conclusions. First, ancient manuals deal with metonymy to give reasons for some linguistic phenomena, such as above all polysemy. On the one hand, for expository clarity and ease of memorization, it is normal that in a manual there is an accumulation of not particularly "brilliant" examples; on the other hand, it is probable that the Greeks did not particularly love the pithiness of an "excessive" use of metonymy. Second, as we can infer from the recurrent use of the term metonymy in ancient commentators, we should also remember the strange fact of describing in this way the causative use of some verbal expressions that are commonly not causative at all.
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Title: The definition of metonymy in ancient Greece.(Critical essay)
Author: Luigi Arata
Publication:Style (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Page: 55(18)
Article Type: Critical essay
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From the author: Metonymy is not one of the most studied figures of speech in ancient Greek rhetoric and is defined by two different manualistic "traditions.'" Analyzing them and considering the exemplifications of this trope that were identified by Greek speculation leads us to some conclusions. First, ancient manuals deal with metonymy to give reasons for some linguistic phenomena, such as above all polysemy. On the one hand, for expository clarity and ease of memorization, it is normal that in a manual there is an accumulation of not particularly "brilliant" examples; on the other hand, it is probable that the Greeks did not particularly love the pithiness of an "excessive" use of metonymy. Second, as we can infer from the recurrent use of the term metonymy in ancient commentators, we should also remember the strange fact of describing in this way the causative use of some verbal expressions that are commonly not causative at all.
Citation Details
Title: The definition of metonymy in ancient Greece.(Critical essay)
Author: Luigi Arata
Publication:Style (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Page: 55(18)
Article Type: Critical essay
Distributed by Thomson Gale
