Framing the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict: The Role of Metaphor, Nominalization, and Appraisal in Shaping Media Narratives
Journal: GEMA Online Journal of Language Studies
Year: 2025

This article investigates how international media outlets frame the Russian-Ukrainian conflict using linguistic strategies such as metaphor, nominalization, and evaluative language. By analysing headlines and subheadings from The New York Times , The Moscow Times , and The Guardian , published between February 24 and March 24, 2022, this study examines how these linguistic devices shape the media’s portrayal of the war, reflect editorial stances, socio-political contexts, and ideological perspec