Iles d Imesli
Volume 15, Numéro 1, Pages 05-20
2023-12-31
On Metaphor, Metonymy, And Synecdoche: A Glance At Semantic Change In Berber
Authors : Chaira Farid .
Abstract
The aim of the present paper is to cast some fresh light on the subject of semantic change in Berber. The scope of the study is narrowed to the effects of three major mechanisms, metaphor, metonymy, and synecdoche. The latter is understood, following some of the recent works in cognitive semantics, as a concept that is independent of metonymy. It is accordingly addressed in terms of its two major classes recognized by cognitive semanticists adhering to such a view, i.e. genus for species synecdoche and species for genus synecdoche, commonly known as specialization and generalization. Subsequent to the theoretical framework and the delineation of the key concepts, we pesented the reader with a list of some of the representative examples of the semantic transfers in question across different Berber varieties and across a variety of semantic domains.
Keywords
Berber ; semantic change ; metaphor ; metonymy ; synecdoche
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