Naslov
Metaphors in the discursive construction of nations

Autori
Stanojević, Mateusz-Milan ; Šarić, Ljiljana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, pregledni

Knjiga
Metaphor, Nation and Discourse

Urednik/ci
Šarić, Ljiljana ; Stanojević, Mateusz-Milan

Izdavač
John Benjamins Publishing

Grad
Amsterdam : Philadelphia

Godina
2019

Raspon stranica
1-32

ISBN
9789027202499

Ključne riječi
metaphor, nation, discourse, framing, emotion

Sažetak
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.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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