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Metaphors in the first episode of the Catalan series Gran Nord
  • Silvia Grassi
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Metaphor, Nation and Discourse
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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the analysis of metaphors employed in the first episode of the television series Gran Nord (2012–2013) (Great North) broadcast in prime time by Catalan television. The chapter demonstrates that these metaphors contribute to the construction of ideological meanings around the spaces which constitute the fictional universe of the series in relation to the apparently conflicting aspects of the protagonist's identity. In order to achieve this, Conceptual Metaphor Theory and, in particular, Lakoff and Johnson’s Metaphorical Representation Theory (1980) and Lera Boroditsky’s Metaphoric Structuring View (2000) are employed.

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the analysis of metaphors employed in the first episode of the television series Gran Nord (2012–2013) (Great North) broadcast in prime time by Catalan television. The chapter demonstrates that these metaphors contribute to the construction of ideological meanings around the spaces which constitute the fictional universe of the series in relation to the apparently conflicting aspects of the protagonist's identity. In order to achieve this, Conceptual Metaphor Theory and, in particular, Lakoff and Johnson’s Metaphorical Representation Theory (1980) and Lera Boroditsky’s Metaphoric Structuring View (2000) are employed.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Metaphors in the discursive construction of nations 1
  5. Part I. Discourses and voices of the powerful elites
  6. Chapter 1. The desire for shelter 35
  7. Chapter 2. Barbed wire around Serbia 59
  8. Chapter 3. Godly Poland in godless Europe 75
  9. Chapter 4. “Let’s work on our Serbian!” 101
  10. Chapter 5. Metaphors for language contact and change 127
  11. Chapter 6. Metaphors of plant cultivation and flowing liquid in German colonialist discourse (1871–1914) 155
  12. Chapter 7. The meaning of state created through symbols and metaphors 177
  13. Chapter 8. “The state of our Union is strong.” Metaphors of the nation in State of the Union addresses 201
  14. Part II. Semi-official and mixed discourses
  15. Chapter 9. The role of metonymy and metaphor in the conceptualization of the nation 227
  16. Chapter 10. Metaphorical and non-metaphorical dimensions of the term nacija in Croatian online discourse 259
  17. Chapter 11. How to do things with metaphors 287
  18. Chapter 12. Guidelines on how to construct a nation 321
  19. Afterword 347
  20. Notes on contributors 349
  21. Index 353
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.82.13gra

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Metaphors in the discursive construction of nations 1
  5. Part I. Discourses and voices of the powerful elites
  6. Chapter 1. The desire for shelter 35
  7. Chapter 2. Barbed wire around Serbia 59
  8. Chapter 3. Godly Poland in godless Europe 75
  9. Chapter 4. “Let’s work on our Serbian!” 101
  10. Chapter 5. Metaphors for language contact and change 127
  11. Chapter 6. Metaphors of plant cultivation and flowing liquid in German colonialist discourse (1871–1914) 155
  12. Chapter 7. The meaning of state created through symbols and metaphors 177
  13. Chapter 8. “The state of our Union is strong.” Metaphors of the nation in State of the Union addresses 201
  14. Part II. Semi-official and mixed discourses
  15. Chapter 9. The role of metonymy and metaphor in the conceptualization of the nation 227
  16. Chapter 10. Metaphorical and non-metaphorical dimensions of the term nacija in Croatian online discourse 259
  17. Chapter 11. How to do things with metaphors 287
  18. Chapter 12. Guidelines on how to construct a nation 321
  19. Afterword 347
  20. Notes on contributors 349
  21. Index 353
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