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Metaphor is domain mapping. Metonymy is domain highlighting.

He is a sheep's head.

This saying meaning He is a fool. has:

There are several words in Lojban related to expressing metaphors:

metfo - x1 (clause) is a metaphor/figurative expression having literal meaning x2
pevna - x1: its qualities are represented as a metaphor x2 in dimension x3 (contains two {ce'} places for x1 and x2)
{jvs|pe'a}} - marks a construct as figurative (non-literal/metaphorical) speech/text

Metaphor or metonymy? A matter of understanding

Lojbanic community generally discourages of metaphors. E.g.

mi claxu lo zifre ditcu
I lack free time.

is considered a malglico.

However, it might be the case of incorrect translation + the lack of understanding that metonymy is involved here.

mi claxu lo se zifre se ditcu
I lack free time [literally]

might be a better translation that fixes English mixing of te sumti due to the lack of adequate analogs of SE particles in English.

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 # a metaphor: mapping sheep to fools
 # a metonymy: head of a person is made equal to the person himself.
+There are several words in Lojban related to expressing metaphors:
+#{{jvs|metfo}} - x1 (clause) is a metaphor/figurative expression having literal meaning x2
+#{{jvs|pevna}} - x1: its qualities are represented as a metaphor x2 in dimension x3 (contains two {ce'} places for x1 and x2)
+#{jvs|pe'a}} - marks a construct as figurative (non-literal/metaphorical) speech/text
+=Metaphor or metonymy? A matter of understanding=
+Lojbanic community generally discourages of metaphors. E.g.
+{{mu|mi claxu lo zifre ditcu|I lack free time.}}
+is considered a [[malglico]].
+However, it might be the case of incorrect translation + the lack of understanding that metonymy is involved here.
+{{mu|mi claxu lo se zifre se ditcu||I lack free time}}
+might be a better translation that fixes English mixing of te sumti due to the lack of adequate analogs of SE particles in English.