The representation of women in teenage and women’s magazines: recurring metaphors in english
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2007
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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López Rodríguez I. (2008). The representation of women in teenage and women’s magazines: recurring metaphors in English. Estudios Ingleses de la Universidad Complutense, 15, 15-42. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIUC/article/view/EIUC0707110015A
Abstract
En las páginas de las revistas de adolescentes y femeninas abundan las metáforas que representan a las mujeres como sustancias comestibles (miel, pastel, tarta, melocotón), animales (pollito, zorra, gatita), bebés (bebé, bebito), partes del cuerpo (brazo), miembros de la aristocracia (reina, princesa) y criaturas sobrenaturales (ángel, diosa, sirena). Aunque a primera vista estos términos pueden parecer cumplidos, el análisis de las suposiciones que motivan el uso de tales productos lingüísticos revela que, con más frecuencia de la que pueda parecer, estas metáforas implican creencias sexistas sobre el rol de las mujeres.
The pages of teenage and women’s magazines are rife with metaphors presenting women in the guise of edible substances (honey, pie, tart, peach), animals (chick, vixen, kitten), babies (baby, babe), parts of the body (arm), members of the aristocracy (queen, princess) and supernatural creatures (angel, goddess, siren). Although at first sight these terms may be taken as compliments, an analysis of the assumptions that inform the use of such linguistic products reveals that, more often than not, these metaphors convey sexist beliefs about the role of women
The pages of teenage and women’s magazines are rife with metaphors presenting women in the guise of edible substances (honey, pie, tart, peach), animals (chick, vixen, kitten), babies (baby, babe), parts of the body (arm), members of the aristocracy (queen, princess) and supernatural creatures (angel, goddess, siren). Although at first sight these terms may be taken as compliments, an analysis of the assumptions that inform the use of such linguistic products reveals that, more often than not, these metaphors convey sexist beliefs about the role of women