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Article published In: Ideology and Cross-Cultural Encounters - Research and Methodology in Translation and Interpreting / Idéologie et les rencontres des cultures - recherche et méthodologie en traduction et interprétation
[FORUM 7:1] 2009
► pp. 171–201

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An Approximation to the Ideological Basis of Metaphors Used for Cancer in the English and Spanish Press

 | Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
Published online: 1 April 2009
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https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.7.1.08wil
La métaphore est un outil très employé dans les articles de divulgation du cancer dans la presse parce que les processus par rapport à l’origine et la dissémination de la maladie restent relativement inconnus. Comme la métaphore implique nécessairement un système de correspondances partielles entre domaines, aussi que l’adoption d’une perspective particulière, elle est étroitement liée à l’idéologie. Cette étude examine la dimension idéologique des métaphores du cancer dans la presse britannique et espagnole dans deux corpus comparables, chacun composé de 34 articles. Les métaphores utilisées ont été identifiées et analysées en tenant compte de l’emploi de relèvement et occultation avec chaque système figuratif. L’étude met en évidence 15 métaphores conceptuelles dans les corpus. La comparaison de ces métaphores permet d’établir des différences transculturelles. La moyenne est de 3 thèmes métaphoriques par texte dans le corpus anglais et de 3,6 dans le corpus espagnol. Les métaphores les plus fréquentes dans les deux corpus sont LE CANCER C’EST LA GUERRE, LES CELLULES CANCEREUSES SONT HUMAINES, LES CELLULES CANCEREUSES SONT DES MACHINES. Les tropes apparaissent combinés pour réaliser trois fonctions principales: attirer l’attention du lecteur, fonction explicative, et fonction structurelle. Certaines images sont aussi privilégiées selon l’aspect du cancer traité dans le texte.
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