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Publication details [#66752]
Sarić, Ljiljana and Mateusz-Milan Stanojevic, eds. 2019. Metaphor, Nation and Discourse. (Discourse approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 82). John Benjamins. vii, 356 pp. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Book – edited volume
Publication language
English
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This edited volume examines how metaphors and related phenomena (metonymies, symbols, cultural models, stereotypes) lead to the discursive construal of a common element that brings the nation together. The central idea is that metaphor use must be questioned to lay bare the processes and the discursive power behind them. The chapters examine a range of contemporary and historical, monomodal and multimodal discourses, including politicians’ discourse, presidential speeches, newspapers, TV series, Catholic homilies, colonialist discourse, and various online sources. The approaches taken include political science, international relations, cultural studies, and linguistics. All contributions feature discursive constructivist views of metaphor, with clear sociocultural grounding, and the notion of metaphor as a framing device in constructing various aspects of nations and national identity. The volume will appeal to scholars in discourse analysis, metaphor studies, media studies, nationalism studies, and political science.