Variation in political metaphor

• Other Authors: Perrez, Julien, (Editor), Reuchamps, Min, (Editor), Thibodeau, Paul H., (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2019]
• Series: Discourse Approaches to politics, society and culture (DAPSAC)
• Subjects: metafora > politické aspekty; diskurzivní analýza > politické aspekty; rétorika > politické aspekty; politická komunikace; metaphor > political aspects; discourse analysis > political aspects; rhetoric > political aspects; communication in politics; kolektivní monografie; collective monographs
• ISBN: 978-90-272-0395-3
• Physical Description: vi, 212 stran : barevné ilustrace ; 25 cm

"The objective of this book is to understand variation in political metaphor. Political metaphors are distinctive and important because they are used to achieve political goals: to persuade, to shape expectations, to realize specific objectives and actions. The analyses in the book go beyond th...