MULTIMODAL SEMIOTICS OF SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES: REPRESENTING BELIEFS, METAPHORS, AND ACTIONS

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Clip 6: Edward (00:21:23 - 00:22:00)

13. ^(~1.0) Doctor::: ^(1.5) ye:ah he does do that

14. >So he’ll pinch your fee::t or he’ll hurt your tee:th

15. So he’ll give you um like a- <a ^ cu:re>

16. ↑ So he’s like a doctor >like you’re sayin’<

17. So what he’ll do is >hurtcha<

18. Cuz he’s havin’ his little vengeance on ya cuz you sinned

19. So I {knew} right from wrong / like ya know /

20. Don’t mess with my stuff and then I mess with it and then he’s gonna

21. %yell-“ow:” %laugh: %laugh-“he’s gonna hurtcha” /

22. So he’ll fix your tee:th /

23. Er ya know you’re like you have a: >a:arth- somewhe- he’ll go / hurt it ‘n then

24. So yeah he’s like that ^ like you’re sayin’

25. <Like a f:ather> kinda thing /

Edward tries to elaborate the metaphor of God is a Doctor, but because his fundamental metaphor is so
salient for him, he blends the two source domains and at the end even reverts back to God is a Father, a
tough, uncompassionate father, unlike his own, a real “meanie.”

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