... signifierFig. 2a1Fig. 2a2Fig. 2b1The U.S. The GovernmenThe White HouseWashingtonThe U.S.Fig. 2b2Figure 2: Synecdoche and metonymyFig. 2 a1 & a2: The signified and the signifier ... teaching ideas and detailed lesson plans, see Lazar, 20 03; Gauger, 20 02; Phung Thanh Phuong, 20 03. For definitions and examples of thematic idioms, see Deignan, 1995; Bringas, 20 00, 20 01; McCarthy ... level-headed. (Fernando, 1997, pp. 125 - 126 )Graphically presented, the relationship between the signifier and the signified in metonymy and synecdoche can be seen in contrast as follows. 20 :the signified:the...