Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective
https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-1-98-114
Abstract
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.
About the Authors
S. A. Petrenko
Pyatigorsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana A. Petrenko - PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical Linguistics and Intercultural Communication Practice.
Pyatigorsk
A. Ph. Petrenko
Pyatigorsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander Ph. Petrenko - PhD in Philology, Professor, Department of Literature and Pedagogical Technologies in Philological Education.
Pyatigorsk
S. V. Tishchenko
Pyatigorsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana V. Tishchenko - PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Department of Theoretical Linguistics and Intercultural Communication Practice.
Pyatigorsk
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Petrenko S.A., Petrenko A.P., Tishchenko S.V. Caricatured Figure of Glutton in M. Amis’s Discourse: A Pragmatic-Semantic Perspective. Nauchnyi dialog. 2025;14(1):98-114. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-1-98-114
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