Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Social Science (ISSS 2017)

An Analysis of the Function and Application of Metaphor in Political Discourse

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Xirong Ai
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Xirong Ai
Available Online May 2017.
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10.2991/isss-17.2017.18How to use a DOI?
Keywords
metaphor; political discourse; function; application.
Abstract

Metaphor is an important form of rhetoric and an important way of human cognition. The use of metaphor in political discourse can play a role in persuading listeners, shaping audience cognition, and constructing relevant policies. Based on this, metaphor becomes one of the important policy tools that politicians rely on and use. On the basis of presenting and analyzing the relevant theories, this paper illustrates the function and application of metaphor in political discourse through the case study of climate change policy construction of Clinton administration and George W. Bush administration.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Social Science (ISSS 2017)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
May 2017
ISBN
10.2991/isss-17.2017.18
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/isss-17.2017.18How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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