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Politics, gender and conceptual metaphors

International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. They draw on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political power di...

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Group Author: Ahrens, Kathleen.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Language and languages > Political aspects > Study and teaching.
Women > Political activity > Study and teaching.
Sex role > Study and teaching.
Language and languages > Sex differences > Study and teaching.
Semantics.
Translation & interpretation.
Languages.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230245235
Summary: International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. They draw on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political power differ with, or remain the same as that of men.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Originally published in: 2009.
Carrier Form: 288 p. : 2 figures, 40.
ISBN: 9780230203457
9780230245235 :
0230245234 :
CLC: H0
Contents: List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Analyzing Conceptual Metaphors in Political Language-- K.Ahrens PART I: GENDER AND CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS IN POLITICAL SPEECHES Metaphor, Politics and Gender: A Case Study from Germany-- V.Koller& E.Semino Metaphor, Politics, and Gender: A Case Study from Italy-- E.Semino& V.Koller Gender versus Politics: When Conceptual Models Collide-- K.Ahrens& S.Lee Non una Donna in Politica, ma una Donna Politica: Women's Political Language in an Italian Context-- G.Philip The Metaphorical Construction of Ireland-- E.Hidalgo Tenorio PART II: GENDER AND CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS IN POLITICAL DEBATES Metaphor and Gender in British Parliamentary Debates-- J.Charteris-Black Sex Differences in the Usage of Spatial Metaphors: A Case Study of Political Language-- A.Stefanowitsch& J.Goschler Conceptual Metaphors of Family and Home in Political Debates in the USA-- K.Adams PART III: WOMEN IN GENDERED CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS Women and the Body Politic: A Critical Multimodal Analysis of Metaphor in Advertising-- M.Lazar Power as a Conceptual Metaphor of Gender Inequality? Comparing Dutch and Spanish Politics-- P.Meier& E.Lombardo Gendered Metaphors of Women in Power: The Case of Hillary Clinton as Madonna, Unruly Woman, Bitch, and Witch-- E.Lim Index.

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