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Variation in Political Metaphor
Edited by Julien Perrez, Min Reuchamps and Paul H. Thibodeau
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 85] 2019
► pp. 195–206

Conclusion

A journey through variation in political metaphor

The concluding chapter discusses political, linguistic, psychological, and methodological dimensions related to the study of political metaphor. It highlights common themes discussed in the primary chapters, noting points of convergence in the research questions being investigated, the methods used to investigate them, and the findings they reveal. In synthesizing some of these contributions, we hope to point towards potentially fruitful avenues of future research.
Article outline
  • 1.Political dimensions
  • 2.Linguistic dimensions
  • 3.Psychological dimensions
  • 4.Methodological dimensions
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 6 August 2019
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