LINGUOCULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF METONYMIC NOMINATION
Keywords:
metonymic nomination; linguoculture; cognitive linguistics; cultural models; conceptual contiguity; synecdoche; cultural symbolism; cross-cultural semantics; embodiment; political metonymy; semantic shift; conceptual domains; ethnolinguistics; cultural cognition; discourse analysis.Abstract
This article examines the linguocultural foundations of metonymic nomination, focusing on the interaction between cognitive mechanisms, cultural models, and language-specific conceptualizations. Metonymy, traditionally defined as a semantic shift based on contiguity, is now widely interpreted as a conceptual operation deeply rooted in cultural experience. The paper explores theoretical approaches to metonymy, its classification, its functions in language, discourse, and culture, and the role it plays in shaping worldview and national character. Special attention is paid to cross-cultural differences in metonymic patterns, as well as the linguistic manifestations of cultural values, social institutions, artifacts, and symbolic meanings. Through linguistic examples from English, Uzbek, and other languages, the study demonstrates that metonymic nomination is not merely a linguistic device but an embodiment of culturally mediated cognition.
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