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Thesis Chapters by Cristiana Tonon
La presente tesi vuole indagare il contesto dei dibattiti presidenziali statunitensi del 2016 con... more La presente tesi vuole indagare il contesto dei dibattiti presidenziali statunitensi del 2016 con particolare riferimento al linguaggio usato dai candidati, Donald Trump e Hillary Clinton, per rappresentare l'identità dell'avversario/a, per delegittimarla e, in tale modo, per legittimare la propria.
Papers by Cristiana Tonon
Lingue e Linguaggi, 2021
This study aims at investigating the metaphorical expressions stemming from the experience of dep... more This study aims at investigating the metaphorical expressions stemming from the experience of depression to deepen our comprehension of this mental disorder and its consequences. To this end, four online fora dealing with mental illness were selected to gather data concerning the metaphorical description of depression as offered by online users who suffer from it. The personal accounts of 71 users were chosen to qualitatively analyse the most recurrent metaphorical patterns employed to conceptualise depression. The results were interpreted by means of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and Embodied Cognition Theory (ECT). According to CMT, linguistic metaphors are a reflection of our innate capacity to think metaphorically in order to create mental models of reality based on analogical and associative mode of thinking, two powerful mental forces of the human cognitive system. This is the reason why metaphors, due to their cognitive power, are able to shape our mental comprehension of the world by organising and constructing a cognitive representation of reality. Moreover, as claimed by ECT, metaphors stem from our daily interactions with the world which are unconsciously internalised and later used as a conceptual basis to structure abstract, subjective and intangible domains of experience. By combining these two frameworks of reference, the study reconstructs a view of the conceptual world of depression. Not only does this analysis offer an insight into the depressive disorder, but it also contributes to showing that the conceptual world of depression is not only thought and conceptualised, but it is also intensely experienced and lived, in line with the hypothesis that conceptualisation entails simulation.
Le Simplegadi, 2020
The present article aims at identifying and analysing the linguistic metaphorical behaviours of p... more The present article aims at identifying and analysing the linguistic metaphorical behaviours of people living with depressive disorders. To this end, four online fora dealing with mental illnesses were selected in order to gather data on how individuals metaphorically describe their depressive states. The data were interpreted by means of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Self-determination Theory. Combining a linguistic theory with a psychological one allows to deepen our comprehension of depression and helps diagnose it: linguistic behaviour paves the way for accessing the psychological dimension of individuals while revealing a potential tendency towards harmonic or problematic mental states.
La presente tesi vuole indagare il contesto dei dibattiti presidenziali statunitensi del 2016 con... more La presente tesi vuole indagare il contesto dei dibattiti presidenziali statunitensi del 2016 con particolare riferimento al linguaggio usato dai candidati, Donald Trump e Hillary Clinton, per rappresentare l'identità dell'avversario/a, per delegittimarla e, in tale modo, per legittimare la propria.
Lingue e Linguaggi, 2021
This study aims at investigating the metaphorical expressions stemming from the experience of dep... more This study aims at investigating the metaphorical expressions stemming from the experience of depression to deepen our comprehension of this mental disorder and its consequences. To this end, four online fora dealing with mental illness were selected to gather data concerning the metaphorical description of depression as offered by online users who suffer from it. The personal accounts of 71 users were chosen to qualitatively analyse the most recurrent metaphorical patterns employed to conceptualise depression. The results were interpreted by means of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) and Embodied Cognition Theory (ECT). According to CMT, linguistic metaphors are a reflection of our innate capacity to think metaphorically in order to create mental models of reality based on analogical and associative mode of thinking, two powerful mental forces of the human cognitive system. This is the reason why metaphors, due to their cognitive power, are able to shape our mental comprehension of the world by organising and constructing a cognitive representation of reality. Moreover, as claimed by ECT, metaphors stem from our daily interactions with the world which are unconsciously internalised and later used as a conceptual basis to structure abstract, subjective and intangible domains of experience. By combining these two frameworks of reference, the study reconstructs a view of the conceptual world of depression. Not only does this analysis offer an insight into the depressive disorder, but it also contributes to showing that the conceptual world of depression is not only thought and conceptualised, but it is also intensely experienced and lived, in line with the hypothesis that conceptualisation entails simulation.
Le Simplegadi, 2020
The present article aims at identifying and analysing the linguistic metaphorical behaviours of p... more The present article aims at identifying and analysing the linguistic metaphorical behaviours of people living with depressive disorders. To this end, four online fora dealing with mental illnesses were selected in order to gather data on how individuals metaphorically describe their depressive states. The data were interpreted by means of Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Self-determination Theory. Combining a linguistic theory with a psychological one allows to deepen our comprehension of depression and helps diagnose it: linguistic behaviour paves the way for accessing the psychological dimension of individuals while revealing a potential tendency towards harmonic or problematic mental states.