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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2011.12.10.4348

Metaphor And Thought: Focused on Political Metaphors  

Kim, Hyun-Hyo (Department of English Language and Literature, Kongju National University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.12, no.10, 2011 , pp. 4348-4353 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper is based on the Cognitive Linguistics point of view on metaphor. Metaphors are not a matter of language use or rhetorics but of a conceptual frame, where thoughts work. The conceptual frames can highlight one aspect affecting our lives while hiding the other aspect of the facts. Politicians use metaphors to persuade people and justify their political decisions. Lakoff argues that the Republicans in the U.S. have their own conceptual framework based on the 'strict father model' of the conservatives, which can be found in important political speeches. Political metaphors supporting this view are found in the 'Attack on Iraq Speech' by G. H. Bush in 1991 and 'Operation Iraqi Freedom Address' by G. W. Bush in 2003.
Keywords
Cognitive linguistics; Lakoff; metaphor; Conceptual framework; Political metaphor; Conservatives;
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