A Dog or a Wolf – The Role of Connotations in Animalistic Metaphors and the Process of Dehumanisation
Journal Title: New Horizons in English Studies - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Animalistic metaphors have been used since the dawn of times to dehumanise members of outgroups and thereby deny them their rights. The paper examines the causes and symptoms of animalistic dehumanisation through the analysis of connotations of several terms used to conceptualise undesirable individuals and groups across various cultures, focusing on four source domains: rat, cattle, wolf, and dog.
Authors and Affiliations
Małgorzata Waśniewska
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP421798
- DOI 10.17951/nh.2018.3.3
- Views 68
- Downloads 0
Women, Nature and Capitalist Patriarchy: An Ecofeminist Reading of Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood (2009)
The aim of the following paper is to analyse Margaret Atwood’s 2009 speculative fiction novel The Year of the Flood, drawing from the theories of such ecofeminist critics as Maria Mies and Karen Warren. The paper discuss...
Aestheticization of Serial Killers in Contemporary Crime Literature and Film
Fictional serial killers often appear attractive, since the authors and film directors deliberately employ certain techniques to depict the villains as seductive and manipulate readers/spectators into forming a bond with...
My City, My ‘Hood, My Street: Ghetto Spaces in American Hip-Hop Music
As a subculture created by black and Latino men and women in the late 1970s in the United States, hip-hop from the very beginning was closely related to urban environment. Undoubtedly, space has various functions in hip-...
The British Origins of The First American Cookbook: A Re-evaluation of Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery (1796)
In 1796, the first American cookbook American Cookery by Amelia Simmons was published in Hartford, Connecticut. Although many scholars referred to it as “the second declaration of American independence” the cooking patte...
How Far From a 19th Century Flâneur? A Female Urban Walker in Paul Auster’s In the Country of Last Things Abstract
The research paper is going to revolve around Paul Auster’s urban dystopia entitled In the Country of Last Things. Yet, my claim is that the novel may also be categorised as an American city novel in which flâneuristic a...