Metaphoric expressions involving emotional experiences can also be considered as cases of metonymy. Indeed, physical effects of specific emotions can be conceived of as different aspects belonging to the same domain. In LIS, an example of this association can be the sign temperature_raise used in young signers’ slang to refer to the effects of a sexual arousal triggered by signing with a desired person.
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‘The conversation with the woman turned me on’.