The Language of Interstate Relations [electronic resource] : In Search of Personification /
Twardzisz, P.author.
In challenging the widely held belief in the ubiquity of the personification of the political state, this book strives to de-politicize research and to de-mystify conceptual metaphor. Opposed to mainstream cognitive assumptions, it provides detailed data-driven research and one realistic solution to many of the dilemmas.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- cal references and index.Introduction -- 1. The Language of International Actorness -- 2. The Politicization of Linguistic Research -- 3. Metaphor and Methods of Metaphor Identification -- 4. The Metaphorized Language of IR -- 5. In Search of the 'State is a Person' Metaphor -- 6. The Metonimization of the State -- 7. Semantic Extensions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References.
In challenging the widely held belief in the ubiquity of the personification of the political state, this book strives to de-politicize research and to de-mystify conceptual metaphor. Opposed to mainstream cognitive assumptions, it provides detailed data-driven research and one realistic solution to many of the dilemmas.
Philology.
Linguistics.
Applied linguistics.
Communication.
Discourse analysis.
Language and Literature.
Applied Linguistics.
Communication Studies.
Discourse Analysis.