The causal frame as a motivating factor of figurative meaning

1. Introduction Metonymy is a central conceptual strategy (Dirven 1993), which has been found to underlie some grammatical phenomena (e.g., Panther et al. 2009; Bierwiaczonek 2013; Ruiz de Mendoza 2021: chap. 2). One of the central points of attention in this research domain has been the motivating role of the EFFECT FOR CAUSE metonymy, which has been argued to underlie some grammatical constructions (e.g., He gave me bruises ‘a beating that caused bruises’) (see Kövecses & Radden 1998; Panth...