Measuring the impact of (non)figurativity in the cultural conceptualization of emotions in the two main national varieties of Portuguese

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Abstract

This chapter investigates the impact of conceptual metaphor on the cultural variation of emotions in European and Brazilian Portuguese (EP/BP). Adopting a usage-based, sociocognitive view of language and applying a corpus-based and profile-based methodology, this study combines a multifactorial usage-feature and metaphorical profile analysis of 1,100 examples of anger and pride with their subsequent multivariate statistics modeling. BP seems more connected with complaining anger and the metaphorically unrestrained and perceptible manifestation of anger. Also, BP is closer to self-centered pride and the metaphorically visible manifestation of pride. In contrast, EP seems more akin to violent and interpersonal anger and the metaphorically profiled somatization of anger. Also, EP is more associated with other-directed pride and the personification of pride as an honored person. These statistically significant associations are consistent with the more individualistic, indulgent, and emotionally expressive culture of Brazil and the more collectivistic and restrained culture of Portugal.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFigurative language – intersubjectivity and usage
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages387-438
Number of pages52
Volume11
ISBN (Electronic)9789027260031
ISBN (Print)9789027208552
Publication statusPublished - 19 May 2021

Keywords

  • Emotions
  • Conceptual metaphor
  • Intralinguistic cultural variation
  • Collectivism vs. individualism
  • Behavioral profile approach
  • Multivariate statistic modeling
  • Anger
  • Pride
  • Portuguese

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