Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe
Taking a cognitive lexical semantics perspective, the article introduces the concept of conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. Understood as a process of conceptual dissolution of meaning to offer a more coarse-grained sense of an expression, conceptual silencing is demonstrated to have a potent...
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2021-03-01
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| description | Taking a cognitive lexical semantics perspective, the article introduces the concept of conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. Understood as a process of conceptual dissolution of meaning to offer a more coarse-grained sense of an expression, conceptual silencing is demonstrated to have a potential rhetorical value in that it allows for more opaque reproduction of ideology. From a cognitive linguistic standpoint, the process of conceptual silencing hinges upon a polysemous nature of a lexical item and boils down to triggering a given sense of a given lexical item in a given context. To illustrate the workings of conceptual silencing, the article reports on a case study of the lexical item Europe in the Guardian press discourse. It is demonstrated that the ultimate effect of conceptual silencing is silencing the ‘European Union’ senses under the guise of the lexical item Europe. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77b10a603b00431691820527276f9aef2022-12-21T20:14:25ZengPolskie Towarzystwo Retoryczne/ Polish Rhetoric SocietyRes Rhetorica2392-31132021-03-018110.29107/rr2021.1.7Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item EuropePrzemysław Wilk0Uniwersytet Opolski Instytut JęzykoznawstwaTaking a cognitive lexical semantics perspective, the article introduces the concept of conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. Understood as a process of conceptual dissolution of meaning to offer a more coarse-grained sense of an expression, conceptual silencing is demonstrated to have a potential rhetorical value in that it allows for more opaque reproduction of ideology. From a cognitive linguistic standpoint, the process of conceptual silencing hinges upon a polysemous nature of a lexical item and boils down to triggering a given sense of a given lexical item in a given context. To illustrate the workings of conceptual silencing, the article reports on a case study of the lexical item Europe in the Guardian press discourse. It is demonstrated that the ultimate effect of conceptual silencing is silencing the ‘European Union’ senses under the guise of the lexical item Europe.https://resrhetorica.com/index.php/RR/article/view/467conceptual silencingrhetorical potentialideology reproduction |
| spellingShingle | Przemysław Wilk Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe Res Rhetorica conceptual silencing rhetorical potential ideology reproduction |
| title | Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe |
| title_full | Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe |
| title_fullStr | Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe |
| title_short | Conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool. A cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item Europe |
| title_sort | conceptual silencing as a rhetorical tool a cognitive lexical semantics study of the lexical item europe |
| topic | conceptual silencing rhetorical potential ideology reproduction |
| url | https://resrhetorica.com/index.php/RR/article/view/467 |
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