6.5. Remotivators
When introducing a remotivator, the idiomatic meaning of the string is still recoverable
although the original metaphorical process is revived. This type of adjectives corresponds to
Ernst’s “conjunction modification” (1981:53). In (27) the adjective blond refers to
Rraikkonen’s hair colour, the noun feathers gets remotivated and instantially refers to his
actual hair.
(27) There is speculation that Raikkonen may have his blond feathers ruffled by the
arrival of Montoya next year. It could spell the end of his dominance at Woking. (The
Guardian, March 2 2004)
Instances of this type of internal modification can be subsumed under the heading of
exploitation or manipulation of PhUs for stylistic reasons or for rhetorical effects.
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |