Los dolores que matan – la representación metafórica de la endometriosis en los relatos de las mujeres
The Pains That Kill – The Metaphorical Representation of Endometriosis in Women’s Stories
Author(s): Agata GołąbSubject(s): Gender Studies, Media studies, Health and medicine and law, Stylistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: conceptual metaphor; discourse analysis; endometriosis; pain; Internet;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to illustrate the big impact of conceptual metaphors on the perception and subsequent conceptualization of pain of women suffering from endometriosis. This article is based on a selection of posts published on a Facebook group that concerns the symptoms of endometriosis disease. The results of the analysis may contribute to a wider understanding of endometriosis.
Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
- Issue Year: 45/2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 89-101
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Spanish
