Metonymy Diversity Presence and Impact Analysis on Language Phenomenon under the Perspective of Cognitive Linguistics

Abstract

The definition and understanding of metonymy have the characteristics of diversity under the perspective of cognitive linguistics. Compared with traditional rhetoric studied metonymy, metonymy under the perspective of cognitive linguistics is defined as a cognitive process and phenomenon. It is on the basis of people's cognition and appears diversified functions and features in language development. It has a great influence on the structure of language. Based on cognitive linguistics, we can more comprehensively understand the characteristics and function of metonymy. It can promote the diversification of language and enhance the expressing effect of language. This article analyzes metonymy diversity presence impact on language phenomenon under the perspective of cognitive linguistics. Traditional linguistics research studies metonymy in the scope of literature and rhetoric. Metonymy, as a kind of important rhetoric, can achieve abundant expression effect applied in literature and show the readers a different feeling. So for a long time, the rhetorical function and language function of metonymy are emphasized (1). But with the gradual development of cognitive linguistics, the research of metonymy is reconsidered, and there are different point of view discussions about it. It is not comprehensive only to study metonymy from one aspect. It will ignore many functions and features of metonymy. So the study of metonymy should be from the perspective of cognitive linguistics. Metonymy diversity characteristics and development trend are studied to analyze the effect of metonymy in language phenomenon. THE DEFINITION AND UNDERSTANDING OF METONYMY Metonymy was earliest known as antonomasia, etc. It was taken as rhetoric in traditional figures of speech, so experts and scholars included it in the field of rhetoric and use it as a representative name for something. People also call it metonymy. Under the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metonymy is researched in new areas. Under the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metonymy is different from the traditional rhetoric. Metonymy is not a language tool, but to study metonymy from the perspective of language ontology. Metonymy is taken as a common language phenomenon. Traditional rhetoric scholars include metonymy in the level of vocabulary study, and metonymy under the perspective of cognitive linguistics is in various languages, such as words, sentences and behavior. Under the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metonymy is often defined as a way of thinking of people. The way of thinking is based on people's practical experience and is according to certain principles and rules. It is a way of thinking and behavior in the practice. In simple terms, under the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metonymy is defined as a cognitive thinking mode. Under the perspective of cognitive linguistics, metonymy is a cognitive process and a process to realize a conceptual metaphor to an entity of the concept (2). Through the understanding of metaphor definition above, it can be seen that scholars in different field have different definition of metonymy. Cognitive linguistics perspective metonymy also has different understanding and definition. Metonymy under cognitive linguistics perspective is regarded as a cognitive process and phenomena, which also is a kind of specific expression of people's thinking.