Framing the War. The Use of Metaphors in US Political Discourse
Autor: | Simon Brandl |
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EAN: | 9783656988281 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 01.08.2016 |
Untertitel: | An Exemplary Linguistic Analysis of the State of the Union Address |
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Schlagworte: | address analysis discourse exemplary framing linguistic metaphors political state union |
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Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Marburg, language: English, abstract: When it comes to framing the war linguistically, metaphors have always been key for many politicians in conveying their message and distinguishing in a simplistic manner between good and evil. Employing metaphors in political discourse helps politicians simplify their content and make the audience understand their message more clearly, as Lakoff notes: 'Abstractions and enormously complex situations are routinely understood via metaphor' (1991: 25). Lakoff further describes the use of metaphors as something not necessarily good or bad, but rather depicts it as a stylistic device that is widely common even in everyday language. Therefore, it seems highly interesting to look even closer at how metaphors are being used in the context of war-related speech in the United States. The focus of this paper will be on metaphors used in the State of the Union Address, since I assume that the latter is perfectly suited for an exemplary analysis of how war-related metaphors are constructed and which specific purpose they serve.