Metaphorical Representation of Coronavirus in Spanish and Brazilian Cartoons

  1. Roberto Asenjo Alcalde
  2. Maitê Gil
Revista:
RAEL: revista electrónica de lingüística aplicada

ISSN: 1885-9089

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 21

Número: 1

Páginas: 91-114

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

El estallido mundial del Covid-19 ha sido cubierto abundantemente por los medios de comunicación en 2020. Esta investigación se centra en el contenido metafórico de las caricaturas publicadas online en marzo y abril de 2020 en importantes periódicos españoles y brasileños. En estos dibujos satíricos el virus es retratado por medio de dos modos de representación: i) pictórico y ii) verbal. Las metáforas conceptuales subyacentes en cada caricatura fueron identificadas, analizadas y clasificadas en cuatro escenarios de dominio fuente: i) artes y literatura, ii) conflictos, iii) deportes y iv) juegos y otros. Principalmente, dos teorías procedentes de la lingüística cognitiva: teoría de la metáfora conceptual y teoría de la metáfora multimodal, han sido utilizadas para abordar este estudio contrastivo en el cual la representación del Covid-19 sirve para ofrecer una perspectiva humorística y persuasiva sobre el impacto de la pandemia en España y Brasil y de cómo los políticos de cada país afrontaron la crisis sanitaria.

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