Assertion: synecdoche | /r/HasProperty | special kind of metonymy
Facets:
value: usually
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Synecdoche is a special kind of metonymy in which a thing is names after its part or, vice versa, a part is denoted by the whole thing.
text: They’re not the same thing, though metonymy is often interpreted so widely that synecdoche can be regarded as a special case of it.
text: Usually regarded as a special kind of metonymy, synecdoche occurs frequently in political journalism (e.g.‘Moscow’ for the Russian government) and sports commentary (e.g. ‘Liverpool’ for one of that city's football teams), but also has literary uses like Dickens's habitual play with bodily parts: the character of Mrs Merdle in Little Dorrit is referred to as ‘the Bosom’.
text: As has been stated above, synecdoche can be said to be a sub-class or a special case of metonymy.
text: Synecdoche is a special form of metonymy in which the object or idea used to describe something larger is actually a part or a component of the larger idea.
text: Synecdoche is a special type of metonymy in which the object or concept used to describe the larger is also a part of that larger concept, such as when ears are a part of the larger concept -- the audience's attention.
text: Synecdoche is a special kind of metonymy in which a thing is names after its part or, vice versa, a part is denoted by the whole thing.
text: Synecdoche is a special kind of metonymy in which a thing is names after its part or, vice versa, a part is denoted by the whole thing.
text: Synecdoche is a special kind of metonymy in which a thing is names after its part or, vice versa, a part is denoted by the whole thing.
text: Synecdoche is a special kind of metonymy in which a thing is names after its part or, vice versa, a part is denoted by the whole thing.
text: They’re not the same thing, though metonymy is often interpreted so widely that synecdoche can be regarded as a special case of it.
text: Usually regarded as a special kind of metonymy, synecdoche occurs frequently in political journalism (e.g.‘Moscow’ for the Russian government) and sports commentary (e.g. ‘Liverpool’ for one of that city's football teams), but also has literary uses like Dickens's habitual play with bodily parts: the character of Mrs Merdle in Little Dorrit is referred to as ‘the Bosom’.