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In a stimulating and novel approach, this book explains why metaphors are persuasive, suggesting that they are ideologically effective because they are cognitively plausible and evoke an emotional response. 'Critical Metaphor Analysis' is then developed in a series of corpus-based studies in which analysis of collocations provides insight into the cognitive motivation and expressive connotation of metaphor. By unifying traditional and cognitive semantic with pragmatic approaches, the reader becomes aware of the importance of metaphor in persuasive language.
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Metaphor Background and Theory
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Metaphor in Political Discourse
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Metaphor in Press Reporting
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Metaphor in Religious Discourse
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A Discourse Theory of Metaphor
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'...this book is a valuable contribution to CDA [critical discourse analysis] but also demonstrates how Cognitive Linguistics can inform interdsciplinary studies of discourse in social and political domains. The analyses themselves are a valuable resource for anyone interested in the relation bestween language and political, religious and economic constructions of society.' - Christopher Hart, Cognitive Linguistics
About the author
JONATHAN CHARTERIS-BLACK is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Surrey. He has published extensively in the areas of figurative language, corpus linguistics, cognitive semantics and English for specific purposes.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis
Authors: Jonathan Charteris-Black
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230000612
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-3292-1Published: 17 February 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51630-8Published: 01 January 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-00061-2Published: 17 February 2004
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 278
Topics: Sociolinguistics, Semantics