Metaphorical everyday expressions

Authors

  • Sandra Pereira Bernardo Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Naira de Almeida Velozo
  • Caroline Martins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v41i70.6143

Keywords:

Informal talk. Conceptual metaphor. Conceptual metonymy. Target and source domains.

Abstract

Based on conceptual metaphor theory (LAKOFF, (2002 [1980]; KÖVECSES, 2010b), metaphorical or potentially metaphorical expressions found in the Banco de Dados Interacionais (RONCARATI, 1996) a volume that contains transcripts of conversations recorded between November 1989 and January 1991 totaling about 270 minutes, are analyzed. Lasting between 5 and 30 minutes, the 13 conversations that make up this volume were segmented in 9927 intonational units (CHAFE, 1988; Du Bois et alii, 1992). Of these units, 82 metaphorical expressions were found that reveal source and target domains widely reported in the literature: PERSON, EMOTION, OBJECT, HUMAN BODY, ECONOMY and ANIMAL. This study confirms assumptions about the theory of conceptual metaphor, in their original linguistic manifestations (or not), with respect to the specifics of their conceptualization contexts in real talk.

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Author Biography

Sandra Pereira Bernardo, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Graduada em Português Literaturas pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1990), mestre em Linguística pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (1995) e doutora em Linguística pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2002). Professora Associada da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e Professora Adjunta da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Desenvolve pesquisa em Linguística Cognitiva, com estudos sobre Mesclagem, Metáfora e Gramática de Construções. Exerce atividade docente nas áreas de Linguística, Língua Portuguesa e Produção Textual.

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Published

2016-03-14

How to Cite

Bernardo, S. P., Velozo, N. de A., & Martins, C. (2016). Metaphorical everyday expressions. Signo, 41(70), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.17058/signo.v41i70.6143

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 70 (2016): Metáfora e metonímia: múltiplos olhares

Section

vol. 41, nº 70 – Metáfora e metonímia: múltiplos olhares

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