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Lecture Three Conceptual Metonymies Pre-questions: How do you think of metaphors? Are you convinced of the importance of metaphors as a cognitive tool? Can you live without metaphors? 3.1 Introduction: Metonymy from a figure of speech to a cognitive instrument and a way of thinking 3.1.1 Definition of metonymy as a figure of speech: The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the turf for horse racing. (The New Oxford Dictionary of English) Metonym: A word, name, or expression used as a substitute for some