Conceptual Metonymy of COVID-19 Pandemic in Vietnam’s Online Newspapers

• Published in: Theory and practice in language studies Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 1723 - 1729
• Main Authors: Pham, Quynh T.H, Tran, Lan T.B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Academy Publication Co., LTD 01.06.2024; Academy Publication Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive linguistics; Cognitive Structures; COVID-19; Cultural Context; Electronic newspapers; Electronic periodicals; Epidemics; Figurative Language; Human Body; Journalistic language; Linguistics; Media coverage; Metaphor; Metonymy; Pandemics; Vietnam; Vietnamese language; Vietnamese People; Vietnam

Conceptual metonymy which is based on the contingent relationship between a source concept and a target concept helps people perceive the world. The article discusses the concept and principles of conceptual metonymy and analyses the conceptual metonymy of COVID-19 pandemic used in official online n...