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Decoding Political Discourse

Conceptual Metaphors and Argumentation

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Maria-Ionela Neagu

    1. Petroleum-Gas University of Ploieşti, Romania

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-11

  3. Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Political Discourse Analysis

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    Pages 12-38

  4. Decoding Conceptual Metaphors

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    Pages 39-72

  5. Symbolic Power and Argumentation

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    Pages 73-109

  6. Concluding Thoughts

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    Pages 110-116

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 117-129
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About this book

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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"This is a valuable addition to the existing literature on cognitive and argumentative approaches to political discourse." - Isabela Fairclough, University of Central Lancashire, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • Petroleum-Gas University of Ploieşti, Romania

    Maria-Ionela Neagu

About the author

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).

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