Defining Metonymy in Cognitive Linguistics

While cognitive linguists are essentially in agreement on both the conceptual nature and the fundamental importance of metonymy, there remain disagreements on a number of specific but, nevertheless, crucial issues. Research questions include: Is metonymy a relationship between "e;entities"e; or "e;domains"e;? Is it necessarily referential? What is meant by the claim that metonymy is a "e;stand-for...