Dysphemistic conceptualizations of politicians and politics in Internet discourse (on the example of Wpolityce.pl and Newsweek.pl portals)
Dysphemistic conceptualizations of politicians and politics in Internet discourse (on the example of Wpolityce.pl and Newsweek.pl portals)
Author(s): Aleksandra KujawiakSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: dysphemism; internet discourse; metaphor; political language
Summary/Abstract: The article comprises an analysis of dysphemistic metaphors in online political discourse. The material consisted of 100 expressions excerpted from texts published between January and May 2021 on the pages of two websites: Wpolityce.pl and Newsweek.pl. The text discusses the conceptual metaphors of politics and politicians most frequently quoted in the analysed texts, such as: POLITICS IS A SHOW, POLITICIANS ARE INCOMPETENT CELEBRITIES; POLITICS IS FOUL PLAY, POLITICIANS ARE INCOMPETENT PLAYERS; POLITICS IS AN INCOMPETENTLY CONDUCTED WARFARE, POLITICIANS ARE INCOMPETENT COMMANDERS; A POLITICAL PARTY IS A CORPSE, A POLITICIAN IS A GRAVEDIGGER; POLITICS IS AN INFANTILE PLAY, POLITICIANS ARE CHILDREN; POLITICS IS A HUNT, A POLITICIAN IS A POACHER.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Linguistica
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 56
- Page Range: 283-300
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
