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Conceptualizing humans as animals in English verb particle constructions
Universitat Jaume I (2012-07)Verb particle constructions with animal names used as verbs (‘VPrt critter constructions’), such as horse around, clam up, and rat out, are interesting because of their (i) grammatical structure, (ii) pragmatic function, ... -
Going beyond metaphtonymy: Metaphoric and metonymic complexes in phrasal verb interpretation
Universitat Jaume I (2011-12)A metaphor can combine with another metaphor, or a metonymy with another metonymy, into a single meaning unit, thus giving rise to either a metaphorical or a metonymic amalgam. The combination of a metaphor and a ...