Rethinking metonymic motivation of metaphor: an analysis by the perspective of conceptual integration

Abstract

Contemporary studies postulate the possibility of interaction between the metaphorical and metonymic processes in the production of meaning. Authors like Goossens (2003), Barcelona (2003) and Radden (2003) re-dimensioned their search efforts models that could prove the occurrence of this interaction. However, research carried out by these authors, only consider the possibility that the metonymic process, active in the motivation of the metaphorical process, or in the field source or target area of motivated metaphor. Therefore, this article as part of a broader research doctorate, is intended to demonstrate that metaphor is motivated by a complex set of metonymy, and that set this either in your source domain and in your target area. For our analysis, we will use the theory of conceptual integration in conjunction with works devoted to the study of metaphorical and metonymic processes.