Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study

Following the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, it is the aim of this paper to analyse the conceptual organization underlying death-related metaphorical expressions in English and Spanish. With this in mind, this paper explores the similarities and differences in metaphors on a sample of epit...

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Autor: Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/6691
Acceso en línea:https://www.atlantisjournal.org/index.php/atlantis/article/view/16
https://hdl.handle.net/10578/6691
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Palabra clave:Eufemismo
Metáfora conceptual
Tabú a la muerte
Epitafios
Conceptual metaphor
Cross-cultural conceptualisations
Epitaph
Euphemism
Taboo of death
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spelling Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative studyCrespo Fernández, EliecerEufemismoMetáfora conceptualTabú a la muerteEpitafiosConceptual metaphorCross-cultural conceptualisationsEpitaphEuphemismTaboo of deathFollowing the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, it is the aim of this paper to analyse the conceptual organization underlying death-related metaphorical expressions in English and Spanish. With this in mind, this paper explores the similarities and differences in metaphors on a sample of epitaphs from Highgate Cemetery (London, UK) and from the Cemetery of Albacete (Albacete, Spain). As epitaphs are a breeding ground for death-related euphemism, this cross-linguistic study focuses on the different euphemistic conceptual metaphors aiming at substituting the notions of death and dying upon the gravestones in both cemeteries. The results obtained reveal that the processes of conceptualization of the topic of death are very similar in nature in both languages. Indeed, in most of the epitaphs the conceptualizations used imply a positive value-judgment of human mortality, whereas source domains with negative connotations are less frequent. The metaphorical models of death in English and Spanish also exhibit some differences: while the English epitaphs are relatively optimistic towards death, the Spanish ones bear a profound burden of political meaning and are more strongly influenced by the Christian tradition.Siguiendo el modelo teórico de la metáfora conceptual, el objetivo de este artículo es analizar las unidades metafóricas del ámbito de la muerte en inglés y español. Para tal fin, este trabajo presenta un estudio comparativo de las metáforas observadas en una muestra de epitafios de los cementerios de Highgate (Londres, Reino Unido) y de Albacete (Albacete, España). Dado que los epitafios constituyen una fuente inagotable de eufemismo relacionado con la muerte, este estudio comparativo se centra en las metáforas conceptuales que sustituyen a los conceptos 'muerte' y 'morir' en las inscripciones de ambos cementerios. Los resultados obtenidos demuestran que la organización conceptual que subyace al eufemismo relativo a la muerte en inglés y español deriva tanto de la experiencia física común a ambas sociedades como de las restricciones culturales propias de cada una de ellas. De hecho, aunque el conjunto de metáforas empleadas es similar en ambas lenguas, los epitafios españoles muestran una clara preferencia por dominios fuente en los que se aprecia el peso de la religión y de cuestiones políticas, mientras que los ingleses se muestran relativamente optimistas con respecto a la muerte.Asociación Española de Estudios Anglo-NorteamericanosAsociación Española de Estudios Anglonorteamericanos (AEDEAN)201520152013info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://www.atlantisjournal.org/index.php/atlantis/article/view/16https://hdl.handle.net/10578/6691reponame:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLMinstname:Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaEspañolinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/66912026-05-27T07:36:41Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
title Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
spellingShingle Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
Eufemismo
Metáfora conceptual
Tabú a la muerte
Epitafios
Conceptual metaphor
Cross-cultural conceptualisations
Epitaph
Euphemism
Taboo of death
title_short Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
title_full Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
title_fullStr Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
title_sort Euphemistic metaphors in english and spanish epitaphs. A comparative study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
author Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
author_facet Crespo Fernández, Eliecer
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Eufemismo
Metáfora conceptual
Tabú a la muerte
Epitafios
Conceptual metaphor
Cross-cultural conceptualisations
Epitaph
Euphemism
Taboo of death
topic Eufemismo
Metáfora conceptual
Tabú a la muerte
Epitafios
Conceptual metaphor
Cross-cultural conceptualisations
Epitaph
Euphemism
Taboo of death
description Following the framework of Conceptual Metaphor Theory, it is the aim of this paper to analyse the conceptual organization underlying death-related metaphorical expressions in English and Spanish. With this in mind, this paper explores the similarities and differences in metaphors on a sample of epitaphs from Highgate Cemetery (London, UK) and from the Cemetery of Albacete (Albacete, Spain). As epitaphs are a breeding ground for death-related euphemism, this cross-linguistic study focuses on the different euphemistic conceptual metaphors aiming at substituting the notions of death and dying upon the gravestones in both cemeteries. The results obtained reveal that the processes of conceptualization of the topic of death are very similar in nature in both languages. Indeed, in most of the epitaphs the conceptualizations used imply a positive value-judgment of human mortality, whereas source domains with negative connotations are less frequent. The metaphorical models of death in English and Spanish also exhibit some differences: while the English epitaphs are relatively optimistic towards death, the Spanish ones bear a profound burden of political meaning and are more strongly influenced by the Christian tradition.
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