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The document discusses figurative language in lexical items, specifically metonymy and synecdoche. It provides examples of words used figuratively due to an associative relationship, such as "kettle" meaning water and "head" meaning brain. Figurative senses are based on spatial, temporal, or logical relationships. When translating from a source language, the figurative sense may need to be translated non-figuratively, by retaining the word and adding its sense, or substituting a figurative expression used i

Author

Thuận Ngô Hùng

Language

EN