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Decoding Political Discourse: Conceptual Metaphors and Argumentation
Maria-Ionela Neagu
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Description for Decoding Political Discourse: Conceptual Metaphors and Argumentation
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 139 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CFGR; JPA; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Pivot
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
Number of Pages
129
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137309891
SKU
V9781137309891
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Ref
99-15
About Maria-Ionela Neagu
Maria-Ionela Neagu is Senior Lecturer in the Philology Department at Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania. Her previous publications include Language Education Policies in Romania (2008, Romanian edition) and English Syntax. Basic Concepts: the Syntax of the Simple Sentence (2009).
Reviews for Decoding Political Discourse: Conceptual Metaphors and Argumentation
"This is a valuable addition to the existing literature on cognitive and argumentative approaches to political discourse." - Isabela Fairclough, University of Central Lancashire, UK