François Randour
List of John Benjamins publications for which François Randour plays a role.
Articles
2023 Metaphors, political knowledge and the basic income debate in Belgium: An experimental study of the framing impact of metaphors on political representations Metaphor and the Social World 13:2, pp. 269–292 | Article
The framing impact of political discourses has long been attested for. Metaphors in particular are known to ease the understanding of complex concepts and processes. Yet, the question remains to what extent metaphors do work the same on different recipients? Based on an experimental design, we… read more
2020 Metaphors in political communication: A case study of the use of deliberate metaphors in non-institutional political interviews Journal of Language and Politics 19:2, pp. 201–225 | Article
This article analyses the use of (deliberate) metaphors in political discourse produced by French-speaking Belgian regional parliamentarians during non-institutional political interviews. The article first investigates if the use of deliberate metaphor limits itself to a particular type of… read more