THE DYNAMICS OF THE JOURNEY METAPHOR IN THE DISCOURSE OF THE CONSERVATIVES IN LITHUANIA Cover Image

THE DYNAMICS OF THE JOURNEY METAPHOR IN THE DISCOURSE OF THE CONSERVATIVES IN LITHUANIA
THE DYNAMICS OF THE JOURNEY METAPHOR IN THE DISCOURSE OF THE CONSERVATIVES IN LITHUANIA

Author(s): Jurga Cibulskienė
Subject(s): Political history, Descriptive linguistics, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Rhetoric
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: conceptual metaphor; journey; politics; within-cultural temporal variation; rhetorical implications;

Summary/Abstract: The conceptual metaphor of JOURNEY is comprehended as one of the most conventional metaphors underlying our experience. We understand LIFE, LOVE, CAREER, SUCCESS in terms of a JOURNEY. The article focuses on the target domain of POLITICS and analyzes the conceptual metaphor POLITICS IS A JOURNEY which structures the public discourse of the Conservatives in Lithuania. It is hypothesized that linguistic metaphorical expressions underlying the conceptual metaphor POLITICS IS A JOURNEY are likely to have a temporal character. It means that we can follow how metaphorical expressions alter within one political discourse but at different periods of time – before joining the European Union and NATO and after it. Thus, different content is supposed to show new ideas emerging in the political discourse of Lithuania.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 14 (19)
  • Page Range: 97-107
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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