Marilda C. Cavalcanti

List of John Benjamins publications in which Marilda C. Cavalcanti is involved.

Title

Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach

Edited by Mara Sophia Zanotto, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti

It is timely for researchers to approach metaphor as social and situated, as a matter of language and discourse, and not just as a matter of thought. Over the last twenty five years, scholars have come to appreciate in depth the cognitive, motivated and embodied nature of metaphor, but have tended… read more

[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 173] 2008. vii, 315 pp.

Articles

Cavalcanti, Marilda C. and Ana Cecilia Bizon 2008 12. En route through metaphors: Chatrooms as safe places to deal with difficulties in an online course Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach, Zanotto, Mara Sophia, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti (eds.), pp. 243–265 | Article

Zanotto, Mara Sophia, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti 2008 Introduction: Applied linguistic approaches to metaphor Confronting Metaphor in Use: An applied linguistic approach, Zanotto, Mara Sophia, Lynne Cameron and Marilda C. Cavalcanti (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Miscellaneous

Cavalcanti, Marilda C. 2004 Applied Linguistics: Brazilian perspectives World Applied Linguistics: A Celebration of AILA at 40, Gass, Susan M. and Sinfree Makoni (eds.), pp. 23–30 | Article

The aim of this paper is to present perspectives in Applied Linguistics (AL) against the background of a historical overview of the field in Brazil. I take the stance of looking at AL as a field of knowledge and as a professional area of research. This point of view directs my reflections towards… read more