No sympathy for the bully

Atkins, S.; Mote, Ashley; Gonzalez, Kimberly; Alexander, Krystal

doi:10.1075/msw.19001.atk

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“…He used the term metaphor interchangeably with argument, which is understood as a non-technical term, unrelated to any theory of argumentation. We can find a similar approach in various studies of political discourse (Atkins et al, 2020;Chatti, 2020;Cibulskienė, 2012;Engström, 2018;Tsakona, 2012). Attempts to link the analysis of metaphors with the existing theories of argumentation have only recently come to the fore (de Lavalette et al, 2019;van Poppel, 2020).…”

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“…Metaphors in political discourse persuade potential voters, frame political discourse, and build in-group cohesion between politicians, and between politicians and their supporters. These functions have been identified in such genres like political speeches, political manifestoes, interviews, debates and media reports (Atkins et al, 2020;Bakhtiar, 2016;Borčić et al, 2018;Charteris-Black, 2004;Cibulskienė, 2012;Dumitriu & Negrea-Busuioc, 2017;Goatly, 1997;Lakoff, 2010;Musolff, 2016;Tsakona, 2012;Zeng et al, 2020). Metaphors are linked with arguments, as in a study of the immigration discourse in the US, in which Smith (2019) observes that metaphors convey certain arguments and stir up the discussion.…”

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Speakers who metaphorize together – argue together

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Fabiszak

2022

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Numerous studies on political discourse claim that metaphors help politicians to construct coherent arguments to convince their voters. Yet, most of them, with a few notable exceptions, do not adhere to any theory of argumentation. In this paper, we integrate Discourse Dynamic Approach to Metaphor with Inference Anchoring Theory to enhance our understanding of the interaction of metaphors and arguments in dynamic discourse. Our data come from three pre-election debates: Two in Poland and one in the US. The focus is on the reform of the health service. We show how discourse participants co-construct metaphors and arguments in an attempt to achieve their illocutionary goals. Their interaction is curbed by a number of discursive forces identified in the data. We propose a classification of types of interaction between metaphors and arguments, which can be further used for developing tools for automatic or semi-automatic identification of these types in large corpora.

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Polarising metaphors in the Venezuelan Presidential Crisis

Peterssen,

Soares da Silva

2023

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The 23rd of January 2019 marked the beginning of the Venezuelan Presidential Crisis, a unique socio-political conflict that confronted Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, to the self-proclaimed leader Juan Guaidó. This paper explores the divisive power of conceptual metaphors in this context through the analysis of polarising metaphors, namely, metaphors that conceptualise ‘Us’ positively and/or ‘Them’ negatively. More specifically, from a corpus-based critical socio-cognitive perspective (Musolff 2016; Soares da Silva 2020; Charteris-Black 2011), this study looks at the main polarising metaphors of Maduro and Guaidó’s political discourses and examines their role in the discursive construction of ideological polarisation, social identities, and legitimacy using a target-based approach (Stefanowitsch and Gries 2006). The results show that both leaders strategically use polarising metaphors, especially those of CONFRONTATION, HUMAN BEING and JOURNEY, to reproduce their ideologies, reinforce their social identities, and legitimise their political positions.

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Metaphors for multiculturalism in the Canadian context

Shakoury,

Boers

2024

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Although Canada is reputed for being a multicultural society, Canadians’ opinions vary regarding the extent to which multiculturalism should be promoted. Examining metaphorical language in discourse about multiculturalism may reveal which metaphors are typically used to endorse it and which ones are typically used to express a more skeptical stance. This study analyzed 646 opinion pieces regarding multiculturalism published in Canadian newspapers. Linguistic metaphors were identified and then grouped under themes. The texts were categorized according to the authors’ stance, and instantiations of the metaphor themes were tallied to determine if some occur more frequently in discourse that promotes multiculturalism compared to discourse that expresses reservations. Some metaphor themes were instantiated more often either in texts painting a positive picture of multicultural society (e.g., a multicultural society is a varied, multi-component work of art or craft) or in ones expressing reservations (e.g., multiculturalism is a destabilizing or divisive force). Such contrasts were nonetheless attenuated by the way a single metaphor theme can be used to serve different rhetorical purposes. It also appears that writers are not always aware of the entailments of the metaphors they use, especially if these are conventionalized phrases.

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No sympathy for the bully

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Speakers who metaphorize together – argue together

Speakers who metaphorize together – argue together

Polarising metaphors in the Venezuelan Presidential Crisis

Metaphors for multiculturalism in the Canadian context

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