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ATTACK METAPHORS OF THE WELFARE STATE AND AUSTERITY ACROSS THE BRITISH PRESS, 2008-2015.
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Brno Studies in English . 2020, Vol. 46 Issue 1, p21-48. 28p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper analyses a group of metaphors conceptualising the welfare state as a participant in the ATTACK scenario, as well as several related metaphors involving the use of force, in a corpus of British newspaper articles published between 2008 and April 2015. The analysis draws on a point of convergence between Discourse-Historical Approach and Conceptual Metaphor Theory, focusing on the argumentative functions of these metaphors. The paper finds that these particular metaphors are attested predominantly in the left-leaning newspapers. As a predication strategy with a coercive effect, they typically work to axiologically and emotionally undermine the austerity policies of the Coalition government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 05246881
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Brno Studies in English
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 144274595
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5817/BSE2020-1-2