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MIGRATION: METAPHOR OF «ELEMENTS» AND «WAR» OR A BIBLICAL STORY?

MIGRATION: METAPHOR OF «ELEMENTS» AND «WAR» OR A BIBLICAL STORY?


Author:  V. P. Novikova

Abstract:  The article is dedicated to the study of metaphors, making up language manifestation of the problems of migration in Europe. Breaking news, features, and analysis of the leading British broadcasting companies and newspapers, dedicated to the problem dating July-December 2015, are used as a material for the research. The article illustrates how the complicated and many layered phenomenon of migration is being presented and analyzed through the prism of metaphor of «Elements», «War and warfare» and a Biblical context.

Keywords:  cognitive linguistics, sociological metaphor, metaphorical model, migration, journalism

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Pages:  687-691

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