Phraseology lecture 13 phraseology and phraseological units

4. Transference based on synecdoche is naming the whole by its part, the replacement of the common by the private, of the plural by the singular and vice versa. E.g., the components flesh and blood in the PU in the flesh and blood meaning ‘in a material form’ as the integral parts of the real existence replace a person himself or any living being. Synecdoche is usually used in combination with other types of transference, e.g. metaphor: to hold one’s tongue – ‘to say nothing, to be discreet’.

• 4. Transference based on synecdoche is naming the whole by its part, the replacement of the common by the private, of the plural by the singular and vice versa. E.g., the components flesh and blood in the PU in the flesh and blood meaning ‘in a material form’ as the integral parts of the real existence replace a person himself or any living being. Synecdoche is usually used in combination with other types of transference, e.g. metaphor: to hold one’s tongue – ‘to say nothing, to be discreet’.

References:

• Babich G.N. Lexicology: a Current Guide. Екатеринбург – Москва: изд-во «Белая медведица», 2006. С. – 101-112.
• Zykova I.V. Practical Course in English Lexicology. M.: Academy, 2006. Pp. -128-134.
• Антрушина Г.Б. Лексикология английского языка. М.: Дрофа, 2006. С.225-259.