ABSTRACT
Chapter 4 introduces metonymy as a device distinct from metaphor in that it involves a single domain rather than a mapping across two domains. An identification procedure for metonymy is then discussed along with practical issues related to its application. The use of metonymy in religious language is then examined along with a review of key studies that have examined its use in Christian and Buddhist texts. The idea that many metaphorical mappings have their origin in metonymy is then explored. The chapter concludes with an analysis of a conversation between a Muslim and a Christian that exhibits both metaphor and metonymy.
