A metáfora Conceitual no livro didático: uma abordagem semântico pragmática

Abstract

Conceptual Metaphor, the process by which our mind is allowed to use some basic ideas to explain technical terms that seem abstract to us, is a semantic theory by George Lakoff and philosopher Mark L. Johnson (1970). This theory considers the presence of conceptual metaphors in language in a systematic way. In this perspective, considering the metaphor product of sociocognitive interactions, our objective is to analyze the use of metaphors in Portuguese language textbooks. As procedural support, we analyzed two textbooks from the collection Tecendo Linguagens, of Portuguese language, one for the 6th grade and the other for the 7th grade of elementary school, both authored by Tania Amaral Oliveira and Lucy Aparecida Melo Araújo (2018). With this research, by approaching the theory of the Conceptual Metaphor to teaching, we intend to emphasize its presence in textbooks as a positive point for the teaching/learning process. The theoretical apparatus for this study will be, initially, the Theory of Conceptual Metaphor, by Lakoff and Johnson (1970), together with the theoretical precepts Theory of Relevance, by Sperber and Wilson (2001) - a pragmatic-cognitive approach that deals with relative issues to human cognition. The methodology that guides the study is of a bibliographic nature that focuses on the presence of metaphors in textbooks.