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Abstract

This paper offers a cognitive semantic analysis of 185 nominal-nominal compounds that are used to express Japanese traditional colors (e.g., [grape-rat] ‘plum purple’). It explores the types of nominals adopted into compounds, the components’ semantic relations, and the types of metonymy involved in the meaning construction. The most frequently found semantic relations of the two components of the compounds are: (i) , where both components are construed metonymically via (e.g., [grape-rat] ‘plum purple’ is a blend of two colors: grey, expressed by ‘rat’ (whole), standing for the animal’s hair color (part), and dark purple, expressed by ‘grape’ (whole), standing for the fruit’s skin color (part)); and (ii) , expressed by the [X-color] compound (e.g., [amber-color] ‘amber’). While both components in the compounds are typically used literally, overall, 65% of the 185 compounds involve metonymy (, among others), suggesting the important role played by metonymy in meaning construction of the compounds expressing Japanese traditional colors.

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Metonymy in the nomenclature of Japanese traditional colors
Cognitive Linguistic Studies 10, 57 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1075/cogls.21018.tor
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Keyword(s): compounds; conceptual metonymy; construction morphology; secondary color terms

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