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A-Z 1163synecdoche [Grk ‘understanding onething with another’]A rhetorical trope that refers to something with a semantically narrower term(particularizing synecdoche) or a broader term (generalizing synecdoche). Examplesinclude Washington or America for USA, or we for I.ReferencesBurke, K. 1945. A grammar of motives. Berkeley, CA.Ruwet, N. 1975. Synecdoque et métonymie. Poé-tique 6.371–88.Todorov, T. 1970. Synecdoques. Communications 16. 26–35.figure of speech, tropesynesis [Grk ‘uniting, union’]Interpretation of a syntactic structure according to semantic content instead ofgrammatical structure, which often results in variation in agreement: A pile (sg.) ofbooks were (pl.) lying on the table.synesthesia [Grk synaísthēsis ‘jointperception’]The association of stimuli or the senses (smell, sight, hearing, taste, and touch). Thestimulation of one of these senses simultaneously triggers the stimulation of one of theother senses, resulting in phenomena such as hearing colors or seeing sounds. Inlanguage, synesthesia is reflected in expressions in which one element is used in ametaphorical sense. Thus, a voice can be ‘soft’ (sense of touch), ‘warm’ (sensation ofheat), or ‘dark’ (sense of sight).metaphorReferences