Multimodal analysis of metaphors in political-religious discourse: a cognitive-semiotic approach

<p>This paper analyzes the interrelation between gestures and speech in the construction of multimodal metaphors in the “legislative session” genre. Based on Multimodal Semiotic Blending (MSB), an adaptation of Brandt and Brandt’s (2005) model (MIRANDA; MENDES, 2014; AVELAR, in press), an illu...

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Published in:	Scripta
Main Authors:	Maíra Avelar, Paulo Henrique Aguiar Mendes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais 2016-12-01
Subjects:	Cognitive Semiotics. Multimodal Semiotic Blending. Politicalreligious discourse. Brazilian politics. Legislative sessions.
Online Access:	http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/scripta/article/view/13972