Figure Name | synechdochism |
Source | Rhetfig |
Earliest Source | |
Synonyms | |
Etymology | |
Type | None |
Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
Definition |
An expression, synecdochal in essence but virtually invisible in practice, that follows from an meronymic frame |
Example |
Hitler invaded the Rhineland. (from the frame CONTROLLER FOR THE CONTROLLED) |
Kind Of | Substitution |
Part Of | |
Related Figures | |
Notes | |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Last Editor | Ashley Rose Kelly |
Confidence | Unconfident |
Editorial Notes | On analogy with Reddy's "metaphorism." |
Reviewed | No |