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High-level action metonymies in English and Spanish

Francisco José Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez
E-mail: francisco.ruiz@dfm.unirioja.es
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-2850
Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, Departamento de Filologías Modernas, Edificio de Filología

Olga Isabel Díez Velasco
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-2850
Universidad de La Rioja, Logroño, Departamento de Filologías Modernas, Edificio de Filología
Abstract: In this paper we postulate the existence of two high-level metonymies, ACTION FOR PROCESS and ACTION FOR (ASSESSED) RESULT, that we believe correlate respectively with cases of the causative/inchoativ...