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Cultural Linguistics and Critical Discourse Studies
Edited by Monika Reif and Frank Polzenhagen
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 103] 2023
► pp. 52–104

Opening the thinkgates?

The discourse dynamics of migration metaphors in online debates

| University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU)

This corpus study investigates the uptake and (non-)continuation of metaphors and metaphor scenarios related to migration/migrants in news reader comment sections of selected British broadsheets and tabloids. It is shown how scenarios are modified and aspects of the source domain foregrounded/backgrounded in order to serve the argumentative interests of the respective writers. At the same time, potential correlations between specific conceptual metaphors and argumentative topoi are analysed, with a particular focus on mixed metaphors. It is argued that the combinations of conceptual metaphors found in instances of mixed metaphor often create cognitive dissonance, but that the wish for dramatic effect through exaggeration appears to justify the merger of two seemingly incompatible metaphors. The argumentative aim thus seems to be more important than the internal coherence of the mixed metaphor itself. With regard to the use of concrete metaphorical linguistic expressions, the corpus data further reveal that language users repeatedly draw on specific lexical items linked to a restricted area of the source domain. It is not surprising, therefore, that the discourse surrounding the topic of migration comes across as highly conventionalised at times, especially within socio-political echo chambers.

Keywords: migration discourse, news reader comments, Critical Discourse Analysis, Conceptual Metaphor Theory, mixed metaphors, argumentation
Article outline
  • 1.Introductory remarks
  • 2.Analysing metaphors in dynamic, computer-mediated discourse: Critical Discourse Analysis, conceptual blending and metaphor shifting
  • 3.Empirical study
    • 3.1Data, research questions and methodology
    • 3.2Results
      • 3.2.1Overview of source domains and topoi
        • 3.2.1.1Conventionalised metaphors
        • 3.2.1.2Novel creations and less established metaphors
      • 3.2.2Mixed metaphors and their argumentative function
      • 3.2.3Metaphor continuation strategies in reader comments
  • 4.Discussion, conclusion and outlook
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 9 November 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.103.03rei
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