Metaphor and Political Discourse - Analogical Reasoning in Debates about Europe (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)

Far from being rhetorical ornaments, metaphors play a central role in public discourse, as they shape the structure of political categorisation and argumentation. Drawing on a very large bilingual corpus, this book, now in paperback, analyses the distribution of 'metaphor scenarios' in more than a decade of public discourse on European integration, elucidating differences in UK and German attitudes and argumentation. The corpus analysis leads to a refinement of cognitive metaphor theory by systematically relating conceptual, semantic and argumentation levels and incorporating the historical dimension of metaphor evolution. Finally, drawing on examples of metaphor negotiation and on a reassessment of Hobbes' concept of metaphor in Leviathan, the book highlights the ethical dimension of metaphor in politics.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	A. Musolff
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	211
Edition:	2004 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-3389-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General
LSN:	1-4039-3389-8
Barcode:	9781403933898

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