POLITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: HUMAN-CENTRED CONCEPTUALIZATION, EMBODIMENT AND METAPHORS

POLITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS: HUMAN-CENTRED CONCEPTUALIZATION, EMBODIMENT AND METAPHORS

Author:  N.A. Ches

Affiliation:  Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Abstract:  The present article studies several dimensions in the interplay of language, metaphorical thinking and politics in an attempt to explore the mechanics of cognitive processing and the ways of conceptualizing reality.

Keywords:  political discourse, conceptual metaphor, anthropocentricity, persuasion.

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Pages:  329-336