Persuasive nature of image schematic devices in advertising: their use for introducing sexisms

This paper explores how persuasive is the exploitation of image-schematic devices in advertising, more specifically how they are used for introducing sexism. Using a combined axiological-relevance-theoretic approach we have analysed ten advertisements selected from an online corpus, ‘The...

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Main Authors: Velasco Sacristán, María Sol, Cortés de los Ríos, María Enriqueta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 2009-11-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/2009-n22-persuasive-nature-of-image-schematic-devices-in-advertising-their-use-for-introducing-sexisms