Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective

This study investigates the pragmatic-semantic aspects of the hyperbolized representation (caricaturization) of gluttony within the discursive space of M. Amis’s novel “Money: A Suicide Note.” It analyzes both direct nominations and metaphorically reinterpreted linguistic resources that contribute t...

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Main Authors: S. A. Petrenko, A. Ph. Petrenko, S. V. Tishchenko
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Language:Russian
Published: Tsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektov 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/6021
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description This study investigates the pragmatic-semantic aspects of the hyperbolized representation (caricaturization) of gluttony within the discursive space of M. Amis’s novel “Money: A Suicide Note.” It analyzes both direct nominations and metaphorically reinterpreted linguistic resources that contribute to the creation of a parodic image of the fat man and glutton at the sentence level and within a broader intratextual context. The underlying mechanisms that construct a typified situation of gluttony and its consequences are unveiled. The use of cognitive dissonance is characterized as a device that aids in shaping the comic figure of the protagonist in the novel. The author emphasizes Amis’s iterative approach to constructing a caricatured archetypal image of the hedonist and glutton through a variety of lexico-semantic, stylistic, and contextually-cognitive tools, noting their high discursive density. Cognitive-linguistic mechanisms for representing the theme of gluttony in a caricatural and hyperbolized manner are identified. The findings open new horizons for exploring pragmatic-semantic resources and the cognitive-discursive potential of verbal manifestations of the contemporary issue of selfish lifestyles. The connotative and emotive multidimensionality of the caricatured verbal image is defined.
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spelling doaj-art-7da2f4274d884015b2cb08f7d6b418a02025-08-25T18:13:34ZrusTsentr nauchnykh i obrazovatelnykh proektovНаучный диалог2225-756X2227-12952025-02-011419811410.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-1-98-1142927Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic PerspectiveS. A. Petrenko0A. Ph. Petrenko1S. V. Tishchenko2Pyatigorsk State UniversityPyatigorsk State UniversityPyatigorsk State UniversityThis study investigates the pragmatic-semantic aspects of the hyperbolized representation (caricaturization) of gluttony within the discursive space of M. Amis’s novel “Money: A Suicide Note.” It analyzes both direct nominations and metaphorically reinterpreted linguistic resources that contribute to the creation of a parodic image of the fat man and glutton at the sentence level and within a broader intratextual context. The underlying mechanisms that construct a typified situation of gluttony and its consequences are unveiled. The use of cognitive dissonance is characterized as a device that aids in shaping the comic figure of the protagonist in the novel. The author emphasizes Amis’s iterative approach to constructing a caricatured archetypal image of the hedonist and glutton through a variety of lexico-semantic, stylistic, and contextually-cognitive tools, noting their high discursive density. Cognitive-linguistic mechanisms for representing the theme of gluttony in a caricatural and hyperbolized manner are identified. The findings open new horizons for exploring pragmatic-semantic resources and the cognitive-discursive potential of verbal manifestations of the contemporary issue of selfish lifestyles. The connotative and emotive multidimensionality of the caricatured verbal image is defined.https://www.nauka-dialog.ru/jour/article/view/6021amisverbal imagecaricaturehyperbolelinguistic creativity modeling
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Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective
Научный диалог
amis
verbal image
caricature
hyperbole
linguistic creativity modeling
title Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective
title_full Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective
title_fullStr Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective
title_short Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective
title_sort caricatured figure of glutton in m amis s discourse a pragmatic semantic perspective
topic amis
verbal image
caricature
hyperbole
linguistic creativity modeling
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