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Metaphors in the discursive construction of nations

This chapter provides a theoretical overview of how metaphors, nations and discourses work together. We view metaphors as framing devices with a crucial role in “normalizing” or “naturalizing” particular aspects of the nation-related reality which they may create or reflect. Normalization and naturalization in discourse hinges on the metaphors’ emotional potential. Section 2 reflects on previous research and provides an overview of the intersections between the notions of the nation, discourse and metaphor. It hinges on seeing all three notions from a non-essentialist perspective, and shows how metaphorical framing works in both expert and naïve theories of the nation. Section 3 discusses how two metaphors frequently examined in previous research – the family and the body metaphor – frame the notion of the nation, and how their interaction with personification and container conceptualizations brings about (de)legitimization of various practices. Section 4 presents the chapters that appear in the volume, and relates them to the issues of framing and emotionality. The chapter ends with a conclusion.

metaphor, nation, discourse, framing, emotion

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