Surrounding Field (los entornos), Meaning and Multimodality: Possibilities of Eugenio Coseriu‟s Text Linguistics

• Authors: Pinheiro Clemilton Lopes , Moreiro Juzelly Fernandes Barreto
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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In the conceptual apparatus of Eugenio Coseriu‘s text linguistics, the relationship between the theory of surrounding fields and the practice of text procedures when constructing meaning is well marked. This leads us to understand that the surrounding fields guide the entire text, giving meaning to it, which is objectified by the text procedures. Seen in these terms, the analyses of surrounding fields and text procedures work in conjunction in the hermeneutics of meaning. In this work we propose an analytical device in which surrounding fields and text procedures are utilized to interpret meaning in texts. Furthermore, we expanded the analytical scope of the verbal text for the multimodal text. In order to exemplify the device application, we analyzed a multimodal text: a Calvin and Hobbes comic strip by cartoonist Bill Watterson. This research, thus, aims to contribute to the implementation of the task of transmission, systematization and expansion of Eugenio Coseriu‘s work.

Keywords

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Coserian linguistics; discourse; meaning; text linguistics; surrounding fields (entornos)

• Publisher: Inter Litteras Research Centre, STEFAN CEL MARE University, Suceava, Romania; STEFAN CEL MARE Publishing House
• Journal: Concordia Discors vs Discordia Concors: Researches into Comparative Literature, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross-Cultural and Translation Strategies
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 15 (Semanticity, Alterity, Creativity: Building on Eugenio Coseriu’s Legacy (I))
• Pages: 159-180
• Document type: article

Contributors

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Pinheiro Clemilton Lopes

• Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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Moreiro Juzelly Fernandes Barreto

• Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil