Conceptual metaphors about body: A study of college students’ discourses
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Resumo: | People usually use metaphors and share not only knowledge but also socio-historical and cultural experiences. In order to construct a network the meanings of the body and cultures issues, this study aims at analyzing the discourse of obese and non-obese college students regarding the way they share metaphorical expressions and, consequently, conceptual metaphors about body. The discourse, which is connected to human thoughts and actions, constructs a net of meanings about body issues. Theoretical support is given by the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980, 1999), which understands that cognition is linked to body and socio-cultural conditions in which metaphors are conventional, cultural and unconscious, besides being automatically accessed. Therefore, they reflect ideologies and ways of seeing the world. This study shows the collection of metaphorical expressions found in individual interviews made with obese and non-obese college students. The analysis deals with the explanation and characterization of metaphorical expressions, thus, enabling their correspondent conceptual metaphors to be revealed in the current socio-historical and cultural context. Results show that there is a dominant discourse about the body, with several convergences on body relations. Keywords: body, discourse, conceptual methaphor, obese/non-obese people. |
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Conceptual metaphors about body: A study of college students’ discoursesMetáforas conceptuais sobre corpo: um estudo do discurso de universitáriosPeople usually use metaphors and share not only knowledge but also socio-historical and cultural experiences. In order to construct a network the meanings of the body and cultures issues, this study aims at analyzing the discourse of obese and non-obese college students regarding the way they share metaphorical expressions and, consequently, conceptual metaphors about body. The discourse, which is connected to human thoughts and actions, constructs a net of meanings about body issues. Theoretical support is given by the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980, 1999), which understands that cognition is linked to body and socio-cultural conditions in which metaphors are conventional, cultural and unconscious, besides being automatically accessed. Therefore, they reflect ideologies and ways of seeing the world. This study shows the collection of metaphorical expressions found in individual interviews made with obese and non-obese college students. The analysis deals with the explanation and characterization of metaphorical expressions, thus, enabling their correspondent conceptual metaphors to be revealed in the current socio-historical and cultural context. Results show that there is a dominant discourse about the body, with several convergences on body relations. Keywords: body, discourse, conceptual methaphor, obese/non-obese people.As pessoas utilizam as metáforas cotidianamente e compartilham conhecimentos e experiências sócio-históricas e culturais. Com o intuito de construir uma rede de significados sobre as questões corporais e culturais, este trabalho busca analisar o discurso de universitários obesos e não obesos quanto ao compartilhamento de expressões metafóricas, e por consequência de metáforas conceptuais sobre corpo. Esse discurso está atrelado ao pensamento e à ação humana e constrói uma rede de significados sobre as questões corporais. Os pressupostos teóricos partem da Teoria da Metáfora Conceptual (Lakoff e Johnson, 1980, 1999), que percebe a cognição atrelada às condições corporais e socioculturais, segundo a qual as metáforas são convencionais, culturais, inconscientes e de acesso automático, refletindo ideologias e modos de ver o mundo. O estudo apresenta o levantamento das expressões metafóricas presentes nas entrevistas individuais coletadas com universitários obesos e não obesos. A análise versa pela explicação e caracterização das expressões metafóricas, possibilitando revelar as metáforas conceptuais correspondentes, no contexto sócio-histórico e cultural atual. A compreensão dos resultados evidencia a presença de um discurso dominante sobre corpo, com muitas convergências sobre as relações corpóreas. Palavras-chave: corpo, discurso, metáfora conceptual, obesos/não obesos.Unisinos2016-12-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/cld.2016.143.14Calidoscópio; Vol. 14 No. 3 (2016): September/December; 509-518Calidoscópio; v. 14 n. 3 (2016): Setembro/Dezembro; 509-5182177-6202reponame:Calidoscópio (Online)instname:Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)instacron:Unisinosporhttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/cld.2016.143.14/5815Thurow, Ane CristinaPrestes-Rodrigues, Liliane da Silvainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2017-03-17T13:00:20Zoai:ojs2.revistas.unisinos.br:article/11772Revistahttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopioPUBhttps://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/oaicmira@unisinos.br || cmira@unisinos.br2177-62022177-6202opendoar:2017-03-17T13:00:20Calidoscópio (Online) - Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)false |
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Conceptual metaphors about body: A study of college students’ discourses Metáforas conceptuais sobre corpo: um estudo do discurso de universitários |
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Conceptual metaphors about body: A study of college students’ discourses Thurow, Ane Cristina |
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Thurow, Ane Cristina |
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Thurow, Ane Cristina Prestes-Rodrigues, Liliane da Silva |
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Thurow, Ane Cristina Prestes-Rodrigues, Liliane da Silva |
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People usually use metaphors and share not only knowledge but also socio-historical and cultural experiences. In order to construct a network the meanings of the body and cultures issues, this study aims at analyzing the discourse of obese and non-obese college students regarding the way they share metaphorical expressions and, consequently, conceptual metaphors about body. The discourse, which is connected to human thoughts and actions, constructs a net of meanings about body issues. Theoretical support is given by the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980, 1999), which understands that cognition is linked to body and socio-cultural conditions in which metaphors are conventional, cultural and unconscious, besides being automatically accessed. Therefore, they reflect ideologies and ways of seeing the world. This study shows the collection of metaphorical expressions found in individual interviews made with obese and non-obese college students. The analysis deals with the explanation and characterization of metaphorical expressions, thus, enabling their correspondent conceptual metaphors to be revealed in the current socio-historical and cultural context. Results show that there is a dominant discourse about the body, with several convergences on body relations. Keywords: body, discourse, conceptual methaphor, obese/non-obese people. |
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