The study of metaphor has long been considered as pertaining solely, or mostly, to the realm of l... more The study of metaphor has long been considered as pertaining solely, or mostly, to the realm of literature, and, more recently, of linguistics. During the past decades, nevertheless, it has become clear that this field of studies is deeply connected to many other disciplines, such as Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Social Studies, Statistics or, due to the wide range of fields where metaphor can play a significant role, even Economy, Politics, Theological Studies or Health Care. In this presentation, I will focus on the role of metaphor in the political discourse, with implications reaching Social Studies and Psychology. The corpus of the research is based on the traditional New Year speeches of the former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano, delivered between 2006 and 2013. I will identify the conceptual metaphors offered by the corpus, following the line of research proposed by Lakoff and Johnson, aiming to go beyond the strictly linguistic analysis to catch the political, s...
The study of metaphor has long been considered as pertaining solely, or mostly, to the realm of l... more The study of metaphor has long been considered as pertaining solely, or mostly, to the realm of literature, and, more recently, of linguistics. During the past decades, nevertheless, it has become clear that this field of studies is deeply connected to many other disciplines, such as Cognitive and Neurological Sciences, Social Studies, Statistics or, due to the wide range of fields where metaphor can play a significant role, even Economy, Politics, Theological Studies or Health Care. In this presentation, I will focus on the role of metaphor in the political discourse, with implications reaching Social Studies and Psychology. The corpus of the research is based on the traditional New Year speeches of the former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano, delivered between 2006 and 2013. I will identify the conceptual metaphors offered by the corpus, following the line of research proposed by Lakoff and Johnson, aiming to go beyond the strictly linguistic analysis to catch the political, s...
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