Decoding political discourse conceptual metaphors and argumentation Maria-Ionela Neagu

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Book

Author/Creator:

Neagu, Maria-Ionela

Contributor:

Palgrave Connect (Online service)

Series:

Palgrave pivot

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Critical discourse analysis.

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1 online resource

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Place of Publication:

Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2013

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Biography/History:

Maria-Ionela Neagu is Senior Lecturer in the Philology Department at Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania. Her previous publications include Language Education Policies in Romania (2008, Romanian edition) and English Syntax. Basic Concepts: the Syntax of the Simple Sentence (2009).

Summary:

This book considers how we reveal ourselves in the language we employ and the action in which we engage. Maria-Ionela Neagu argues that our conceptualization of the world via metaphor should no longer be taken for granted. On the contrary, it must be critically challenged and evaluated, steering argument towards a particular line of action. This book places political discourse at the crossroads of cognitive linguistics and transpersonal psychology to highlight the role of conceptual metaphors "in" and "as" arguments. Exploring the interface between argumentation theories and cognitive semantics, Neagu integrates the analysis of conceptual metaphors into the framework of practical reasoning, arguing that political discourse bridges the mental void engendered by people's needs and frustrations. This empirical investigation is centred on the corpus of the American Presidential debates in 2008, as well as Barack Obama's 'State of the Nation' (2009), and 'State of the Union Address' (2010, 2011)

Contents:

Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Political Discourse Analysis

Cognitive Linguistic Theory of Metaphor: an Overview

The Cognitive and Argumentative Nature of Political Discourse

Conceptual Metaphors as Defeasible Arguments

Decoding Conceptual Metaphors

Conceptualizing the Financial Crisis

Politics is Conflict, Politics is Vision

The Stars and the Dogs of the Company Called America

Politics is Ethics

Symbolic Power and Argumentation

Sound Moves or Political Leverage?

Politeness, Argumentative Schemes, and Ethos Construction

Argumentation on War

Concluding Thoughts

Horizons of Truth and the Moral Victory

Contributions of This Study

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Print version Neagu, Maria-Ionela. Decoding political discourse

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9781137309907

1137309903

9781137309891

113730989X

OCLC:

825549809

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