Bilingual idiomatic expressions related to clothing: a reflection of their metaphors and metonimies

• Grant number: 12/13110-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: December 01, 2012
• End date: July 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Linguistics - Linguistic Theory and Analysis
• Principal Investigator: Marilei Amadeu Sabino
• Grantee: Ariane Lodi
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências, Letras e Ciências Exatas (IBILCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de São José do Rio Preto. São José do Rio Preto , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study intends to analyze firstly italian idiomatic expressions related to clothing and their equivalents in portuguese in order to determine the cultural issues. Secondly we aim to analyze how the metaphors are produced in the two languages. This study will also enable to highlight the close relationship between language and culture.

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

LODI, Ariane. Expressões Idiomáticas bilíngues relativas ao campo lexical do vestuário: uma reflexão sobre suas metáforas e metonímias. 2014. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas. São José do Rio Preto São José do Rio Preto.