Critical Discourse Analysis and Cognitive Studies

A Proposal for Multimodal Analysis of Former President Sebastián Piñera’s Discourse

Authors

  • Rocío Flax Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UNIPE), Buenos Aires /Argentina | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires /Argentina https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4892-0925

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/2237-2083.31.4.1763-1790

Keywords:

political discourse, multimodality, gestures, migrants

Abstract

In this work, we intend to delve into the importance of using cognitive linguistics tools to describe and explain the functioning of discourses from a critical perspective. In particular, we analyse the way in which the concepts of frames, metaphors, metonyms and image schemes can be used productively for the analysis of the verbal mode and manual gestures. In order to do this, we analyse an interview that former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera gave in 2016 during the campaign prior to his re-election. We conclude that certain manual gestures carry ideational meaning and reinforces discursive strategies present in the verbal mode.

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Published

2024-10-11

How to Cite

FLAX, R. Critical Discourse Analysis and Cognitive Studies: A Proposal for Multimodal Analysis of Former President Sebastián Piñera’s Discourse. Revista de Estudos da Linguagem, [S. l.], v. 31, n. 4, p. 1763–1790, 2024. DOI: 10.17851/2237-2083.31.4.1763-1790. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/relin/article/view/55230. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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Thematic issue 31:4 (2023): Multimodality through the lenses of Kress’ Social Semiotics