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Afewminuteslate Posted 16 years ago
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Is this a metonymy?
"We should include psychology in the series of questions we will try to solve."
Is it a metonymy to say "psychology" instead of "the theme of psychology"?
What type of metonymy is that? Cause-effect, author-work, producer-product, country-people, etc.?
Is it a metonymy to say "psychology" instead of "the theme of psychology"?
What type of metonymy is that? Cause-effect, author-work, producer-product, country-people, etc.?
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" Is it a metonymy to say "psychology" instead of "the theme of psychology"? No. It's just somewhat imprecise and casual speaking.
- " Is it a metonymy to say "psychology" instead of "the theme of psychology"?
- No.
- It's just somewhat imprecise and casual speaking.
- " Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
"We should include psychology in the series of questions we will try to solve."
Is it a metonymy to say "psychology" instead of "the theme of psychology"? No.
It's just somewhat imprecise and casual speaking. More precise would be
"We should include questions about psychology in the series of questions we will try to solve."
Or, since y
"We should include psychology in the series of questions we will try to solve."
Is it a metonymy to say "psychology" instead of "the theme of psychology"? No.
It's just somewhat imprecise and casual speaking. More precise would be
"We should include questions about psychology in the series of questions we will try to solve."
Or, since y
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