Decoding Political Discourse: Conceptual Metaphors and Argumentation

Neagu, Maria-Ionela

This book provides an in-depth look into the cognitive and argumentative nature of political discourse with a focus on the role and place of conceptual metaphors in practical argumentation. Neagu's empirical investigation centres on the corpus of the American Presidential debates in 2008 and speeches by Barack Obama from 2009-2011.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2013-02-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137309891

DOI: 10.1057/9781137309907

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 129