© 2000 Todd Neller.  A.I.M.A. text figures © 1995 Prentice Hall.  Used by permission.
Disambiguation (cont.)
•Metonymy - one object stands for another:
–I drive a Geo.
–The University frowns on squirrel chasing.
•Metaphor - “Prices are high. Stocks dropped.”
•Note: We’ve thrown out important information! Inflection differentiates:
–“Do you know what day this is?” “No.”
–“There’s another quiz today.” “No!”
–“I’m not ready for it.” “No?”