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Publication details [#46391]

Flowerdew, John and Solomon Leong. 2007. Metaphors in the discursive construction of patriotism: the case of Hong Kong's constitutional reform debate. Discourse & Society 18 (3) : 273–294.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

metaphor | nationalism | newspaper report | political discussion

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

Drawing on reports and opinion pieces from two local Hong Kong newspapers published between 1 October 2003 and 1 October 2004, this paper explores metaphors' role in discursive patriotism construction in postcolonial Hong Kong's constitutional reform debate.