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Resumo:This article intends to demystify the conventional approach to metaphors, which have been traditionally regarded as a mere poetic and imaginative device, as well a means for rhetorical flourish. In order to achieve this purpose, we focus on some basic considerations about figurative language (versus literal language) and the tropes, namely the simile, the synecdoche and the metonymy. From this, we introduce the approach of cognitive linguistics, especially that represented by Lakoff & Johnson (1980), that highlights the importance of metaphors in structuring and organising our thoughts and actions, enabling at the same time to understand extralinguistic reality. Having established the theoretical context, we put forth a set of metaphorical expressions in Portuguese, related to the conceptual domain of food, which are analysed in terms of their meaning and the identification of their underlying metaphor and are provided with a context taken from the Portuguese newspaper Público. Therefore, we aim at proving that even the most basic of areas of life, such as food, are fraught with metaphors.
Autores principais:Martins, Cláudia
Assunto:Cognitive Linguistics Figurative language Tropes Conceptual metaphor Food metaphors
Ano:2015
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:capítulo de livro
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Biblioteca Digital do IPB
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spellingShingle Water in our mouth: food metaphors in the Portuguese language
Martins, Cláudia
Cognitive Linguistics
Figurative language
Tropes
Conceptual metaphor
Food metaphors
status SINGLETON
subject.fl_str_mv Cognitive Linguistics
Figurative language
Tropes
Conceptual metaphor
Food metaphors
title Water in our mouth: food metaphors in the Portuguese language
title_full Water in our mouth: food metaphors in the Portuguese language
title_fullStr Water in our mouth: food metaphors in the Portuguese language
title_full_unstemmed Water in our mouth: food metaphors in the Portuguese language
title_short Water in our mouth: food metaphors in the Portuguese language
title_sort Water in our mouth: food metaphors in the Portuguese language
topic Cognitive Linguistics
Figurative language
Tropes
Conceptual metaphor
Food metaphors
topic_facet Cognitive Linguistics
Figurative language
Tropes
Conceptual metaphor
Food metaphors
url http://hdl.handle.net/10198/17489
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