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‘They That Sow the Wind...’: Proverbs and Sayings in Argumentation

INSTITUTO DE LING‘ÕSTICA (UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES)

Proverbs are frequently used in everyday language to support or summarize a point of view. Because of their illocutionary force, the polyphonic nature of their use and the way they operate at the cognitive level, the use of proverbs is a powerful strategy in argumentation. In this article, the efficacy of proverbs for argumentative goals is analysed in three texts that enable us to see how they project a pattern onto specific situations. Here, the use of proverbs introduces a cause-and-effect relationship to the analysis of the 11 September terrorist attacks on the United States of America. The analytical approach used is based upon enunciation theory and discourse analysis.

Key Words: argumentation • discourse analysis • enunciation • proverbs

Discourse & Society, Vol. 15, No. 2-3, 345-359 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0957926504041023


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