Screen LibraryDecoding political discourse Conceptual metaphors and argumentation /
This book provides an in-depth look into the cognitive and argumentative nature of political discourse with a focus on the role and place of conceptual metaphors in practical argumentation. Neagu's empirical investigation centres on the corpus of the American Presidential debates in 2008 and sp...
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| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137309907 |
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This book provides an in-depth look into the cognitive and argumentative nature of political discourse with a focus on the role and place of conceptual metaphors in practical argumentation. Neagu's empirical investigation centres on the corpus of the American Presidential debates in 2008 and speeches by Barack Obama from 2009-2011. "This is a valuable addition to the existing literature on cognitive and argumentative approaches to political discourse." - Isabela Fairclough, University of Central Lancashire, UK. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9781137309891, 2013. |
| Carrier Form: | 140 p. : 1 figures, 7. |
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9781137309891 9781137309907 : 1137309903 : |
| CLC: | H0 |
| Contents: | List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Political Discourse Analysis 3. Cognitive Linguistic Theory of Metaphor: an Overview 4. The Cognitive and Argumentative Nature of Political Discourse 5. Conceptual Metaphors as Defeasible Arguments 6. Decoding Conceptual Metaphors 7. Conceptualizing the Financial Crisis 8. Politics is Conflict, Politics is Vision 9. The Stars and the Dogs of the Company Called America 10. Politics is Ethics 11. Symbolic Power and Argumentation 12. Sound Moves or Political Leverage? 13. Politeness, Argumentative Sche |