The rhetoric of disenchantment through symbolism
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2012
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Zakład Filologii Angielskiej Wydział Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Kaliszu
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The symbolism of flowers has always been a significant part of cultures around
the world due to their functional meaning in daily life. From their decorative to
their aromatic role, flowers and their symbolic meaning trigger emotions, convey
wishes and represent thoughts that can not be explicitly expressed. In this
regard, an elaborate language based on flower symbolism was developed in
many societies, to convey clear messages to the recipient. However, in some
cultural contexts, although the flower symbolism has social connotations, it is
mainly associated with economic references. As flowers are an essential precursor
to fruits, they are inevitably a source of expectations and hence foster a set
of hopes and dreams, which can ultimately lead to excitement or disappointment.
Through a discourse analysis based on factional narratives, this article explores
the parameters through which the symbolism of bifaceted meaning of
flowers fictionalises a space that refers to the social reality. This association between
the fictional world and social reference has highlighted that writing can
profoundly be a means of representing social events through the rhetoric of
symbolism. Through a sociological reading approach, this paper aims to analyse
how the symbolism of flowers informs the rhetoric of disenchantment that can
foster a content-based pedagogy in language learning where silencing practices
engender imagery to exercise the freedom of expression.
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disenchantment, discourse analysis, representation, sociological reading, symbolism
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2012, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 561-577.