METAPHOR AND METONYMY AS MEANS FOR SEMANTIC DERIVATION IN MODERN ENGLISH

This writing aims to learn the concepts metaphor and metonymy, defines the notion semantic derivation and express their characteristics in Modern English. Studying the current literatures, observing the people who often use metaphor and metonymy during their daily speech, and considering its reason, this research will describe the origin and meaning of present symbolic words and the role of above notions in contemporary English. The results of this issue identifies the differences between metaphorical and metonymical meaning shifts with particular examples, access whether they have learned completely or not, their impact for effective discourse and identify the research gaps on this area