Banca de DEFESA: EWERTON WILLIAM ESTEVAM DE SOUZA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : EWERTON WILLIAM ESTEVAM DE SOUZA
DATE: 13/01/2022
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Conferência via Google Meet
TITLE:

THE COGNITIVE-DISCURSIVE PROCESS OF METAPHORIC MEANING CONSTRUCTION OF FEAR IN O CEMITÉRIO IN THE LIGHT OF COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS

KEY WORDS:

Metaphor. Frame. Image schema. Feeling. Fear.

PAGES: 126
BIG AREA: Linguística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Linguística
SUBÁREA: Teoria e Análise Linguística
SUMMARY:

This Masters thesis aims to describe the cognitive-discursive construction process of metaphors of fear in the novel O cemitério (original title: Pet Sematary) by Stephen King. We examine how the author metaphorically builds the concept of fear through its descriptions and its psychological effects on characters. In order to have a thorough view on that subject, we work with the theory of conceptual metaphor (LAKOFF; JOHNSON, 1980), the concept of situated metaphor (VEREZA, 2013b), the concept of metonym (BARCELONA, 2003a, 2003b), the notion of frame (DUQUE, 2015; 2017) and online/offline frames (VEREZA, 2013a).  These categories are taken from the theoretical framework of Cognitive Linguistics, from which we highlight the Theory of Embodied Mind and the Theory of Conceptual Metaphor. Both of these theories argue for the embodied aspect of the human cognition and the importance of metaphor for thought. The nature of the present research is interpretative, thus its objective of understanding how members of a given community shape their particular realities, beliefs and intentions. Regarding the methodological procedures, we employ the following tools to build and analyze data: identification of metaphors – bootstrapping (DUQUE, 2018b) and a model of frame representation through graphs (SOUZA; DUQUE, 2018). The results acquired during analysis allow us to understand more accurately how metaphoric strategies set off cognitive processes that build the concept of fear.  In that regard, our research is relevant because it contributes, at least on small scale, to the development of the cognitive study of metaphors.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1675404 - PAULO HENRIQUE DUQUE
Externa ao Programa - 3891450 - ADA LIMA FERREIRA DE SOUSA
Externo à Instituição - SOLANGE COELHO VEREZA - UFF