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T1 "Taking the Arrow out of the Heart": a multi-level contextual metaphor analysis of Walker's speech
A1 Moyano San José, Marina
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Conceptual Metaphor Theory
K1 stylistic realizations
K1 thematic classifications
K1 conceptual domains
K1 suffering
K1 racism
K1 Teoría de la Metáfora Conceptual
K1 realizaciones estilísticas
K1 clasificaciones temáticas
K1 dominios conceptuales
K1 sufrimiento
K1 racismo
K1 5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
AB This dissertation is framed within Critical Discourse Analysis and applies Conceptual Metaphor Theory to analyze Alice Walker’s speech “Taking the Arrow out of the Heart” on the suffering undergone by people because of racism. Three main levels of analysis have been considered (i.e., stylistic realizations, thematic classifications, and conceptual domains), and they are examined in isolation and combined. The analysis shows that Walker’s discourse is articulated into three main ideas which perfectly match the three conclusions that have been obtained with the analysis of conceptual metaphors: the main topic of the speech (i.e., suffering), the purpose of the speech (i.e., the description of suffering), and the participants in this ordeal (i.e., people that have undergone suffering). Thus, the speech is articulated in such a way that it perfectly describes the suffering of people who fight against racism, in short, people that try to “take the arrow out of the heart”.
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64531
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64531
LA eng
DS UVaDOC
RD 17-jul-2024