The main idea is among the most wide-spread processes are extension and restriction / specification of codified phraseological meaning as a result of metonymic transfer. These processes serve as a major source of polysemy in the sphere of

The main idea is among the most wide-spread processes are extension and restriction / specification of codified phraseological meaning as a result of metonymic transfer. These processes serve as a major source of polysemy in the sphere of phraseology.
The topicality of thе paper is also related to insufficient knowledge of the object of the study. To date, the Modern English vocabulary and the role of metonymy in its conceptualization have not been analyzed from the standpoint of cognitive science. Actuality of a comprehensive study is the metonymy functions in the secondary nomination in the system of the contemporary Еnglish phraseology.
The aim of this study is to analyze metonymy as a mean of in the secondary nomination.
In accordance with the aim we put forward the following objectives:

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  – to consider the metonymy concept;
  
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  – to appropriate research methods to analyze the role of metonymy as a mean of in the secondary nomination;
  
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  – to identify the principles that affect metonymy rethinking;
  
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  – to determine the specificity of metonymy;
  
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  – to analyze the cognitive and pragmatic features of the metonymy functioning.
  

The object of the research is the phenomenon of metonymy in the system of the contemporary Еnglish phraseology.
The subject of the investigation is metonymy as a mean of in the secondary nomination.
The material of investigation is the metonymy in the women’s novels at the end of XX – the beginning of the XXI century.
The purpose and objectives determined the choice of research methods. The paper uses the phraseology identification, definitional analysis as a kind of method of component analysis, some aspects of phraseological application, contextual analysis.
The research paper consists of introduction, two chapters with paragraphs, conclusions, references, list of sources, abstract.
Theoretical and practical value of the research deals with new data material in contemporary (the last two decades) English fiction. It can be used in learning English phraseology and teaching English