Metafora, metonimija i hrvatske subordinirane strukture
Metaphor, metonymy and Croatian subordinated structures

Summary/Abstract: Since the beginning of the 1980s (Lakoff and Johnson 1980), metaphor, metonymy, and figurative language in general have been the center of interest in cognitive linguistics, i.e. cognitive semantics. In spite of its popularity among cognitive linguists, the theory of conceptual metaphor and metonymy has mainly been applied at syntagmatic and clausal levels. At the same time, their interaction at the level of complex sentences has remained on the sidelines, notable exceptions include studies by e.g. Sweetser (1990, 1996). In this paper, we apply conceptual metaphor theory, and to a lesser extent cognitive grammar, to show that conceptual metaphor and metonymy make a strong presence at the level of complex sentences – mainly in subordination. This includes all types of finite and nonfinite subordinate clauses, viz. adverbial, complement and relative clauses.

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