transference 转义 (英语文体学要略).pptVIP

4.2 Transference In literature, transference of meaning（转义） is the process whereby literary absurdity leads the mind to comprehension on a figurative plane. It refers to such traditional figures of speech as synecdoche, metonymy and metaphor. 4.2.1 Synecdoche (提喻) Synecdoche is a type of transference of meaning which involves the substitution of a part for the whole. In synecdoche, a part is used to represent the whole, the whole for a part, or the material for the thing from it. synecdoche a.部分和整体互代； b.以个体代替整个类； c.以材料代替事物。 ▲They are short of hands at the