Conceptual Metaphors and Argumentation
by
Maria-Ionela Neagu
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2013
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.