Responding to the risk of terrorism: the contribution of metaphor

Cameron, Lynne

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“…This article deals with speeches made by state leaders and metaphors related to terrorism – both topics that have also been explored by others (Ahrens, 2011; Cameron, 2007, 2010; Cameron, Maslen and Todd, 2013). Much has also been written about the metaphors used in the ‘War on Terror’ (Charteris-Black, 2011; Lakoff, 2001; Meadows, 2007; Oakley and Coulson, 2008; Steuter and Wills, 2008).…”

Section: Metaphor Culture and Political Discoursementioning

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Enemies of freedom and defenders of democracy: The metaphorical response to terrorism

Rafoss

2018

Acta Sociologica

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This article examines the public speeches presented by George W. Bush and Jens Stoltenberg in the aftermath of, respectively, the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and 22 July 2011. By using a novel combination of cognitive linguistics and the strong programme in cultural sociology, I demonstrate how one metaphor system fundamentally shaped the speeches of both national leaders, a system I term The Fight for Freedom and Democracy. The article shows how this system can be seen as the source of both the similarities and differences in the speeches of Bush and Stoltenberg. Both leaders describe a metaphorical struggle between the national community and the terrorist(s), but Bush escalates this struggle to a War on Terror, while Stoltenberg’s only ‘weapons’ in this battle are democratic ideals. Building on these findings, the article discusses how the different discourses of good and evil might be an integral part of the responses to terrorism.

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Section: Metaphor Culture and Political Discoursementioning

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Enemies of freedom and defenders of democracy: The metaphorical response to terrorism

Rafoss

2018

Acta Sociologica

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“…Constatamos, como observou Cameron (2010), que metáforas e metonímias sistemáticas não são exclusivas de um único evento discursivo, como pudemos verificar nos dados do grupo focal do presente estudo, sobre violência no futebol em Belo Horizonte e nos dados de Silva (2013) sobre violência no futebol em Fortaleza, em que a metonímia sistemática 'camisa' se repete na fala dos participantes nas duas discussões.…”

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O discurso sobre futebol e violência em Minas Gerais DOI - 10.5752/P.2358-3428.2014v18n34p199

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2014

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ResumoEste artigo apresenta a linguagem metafórica, assim como metonímica, que surgiu em interações discursivas entre os participantes, quando conversaram sobre a convivência com a violência no futebol em Minas Gerais. Utilizamos uma abordagem da metáfora à luz da dinâmica do discurso que sustenta que as metáforas utilizadas pelas pessoas na fala refletem suas emoções, valores e opiniões. A análise foi centrada em dados coletados a partir da discussão em um grupo focal em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Nossa pergunta de pesquisa foi: de que maneira os participantes usam linguagem figurada quando falam sobre violência no futebol? Adotamos a análise do discurso à luz das metáforas (CAMERON et al., 2009), que nos permite refletir sobre a maneira como os brasileiros enfrentam situações de violência urbana e sobre a linguagem figurada que eles usam para conceitualizar a violência.Palavras-chave: Violência urbana. Futebol. Linguagem figurada. Metáfora. *1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais -UFMG. O projeto "Futebol, metáfora e violência urbana", que contou com uma bolsa PIBIC/PROBIC FAPEMIG em 2012, foi desenvolvido sob minha coordenação na Faculdade de Letras da UFMG, em colaboração com o projeto "Metáfora e a constante ameaça de violência urbana no Brasil", coordenado pela Profa. Ana Cristina Pelosi (UFC) no Ceará. O projeto guarda-chuva é coordenado pela Profa. Lynne Cameron da Open University, Milton Keynes, Reino Unido. ** Programa de Pós-Graduação em Linguística, Universidade Federal do Ceará. Futebol e metáfora: motivações cognitivasEm um estudo realizado anteriormente, buscou-se investigar expressões metafóricas motivadas pelo domínio experiencial futebol na mídia brasileira.Objetivou-se discutir que domínios experienciais fonte vão mapear o domínio-alvo futebol e vice-versa. Os resultados apontaram mapeamentos metafóricos que contemplaram os domínios experienciais fonte ARTE, GUERRA, RELIGIÃO, NEGÓCIO, EDIFÍCIO, utilizados para falar sobre o domínio-alvo FUTEBOL e o uso do esquema imagético de CONTÊINER (FERREIRA, 2011).

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“…After 9/11, the Bush administration adopted metaphorical projection into the "Us" and "Them" camps as a useful discursive strategy in the process of justification of the military operations overseas. For the purpose of the paper, metaphors drawn from the source domain of "natural world" (Cameron 2010(Cameron , 2012 related to "hunt", "plant" and "growth" are presented as devices structuring the relationship between the two groups. The following set of metaphors related to more general NATU-RAL WORLD metaphor illustrates the relationship: THE USA IS A HUNTER, THE USA IS A GARDENER, TERRORISM/ TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ARE HARMFUL PLANTS, TERRORISTS ARE PARASITES and TERRORISM/ THE IRAQI REGIME IS A GROWING THREAT/ DANGER.…”

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"Now is the time to root out evil" : the role of natural world metaphors in the construction of the "Us" and "Them" dichotomy

Hampl¹

2019

Brno Studies in English

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The paper focuses on metaphorical construction of the "Us" and "Them" groups in the discourse of U.S. President George W. Bush in the period ranging from 9/11 to May 2003. Three metaphorical motifs drawn from the source domain of natural world that contributed to the construction of the dichotomous representation are analysed: metaphors of "hunt", "plant" and "growth". The aim of the paper is to explore social and political impact of metaphors and their function in the process of creating the dichotomy. The theoretical framework that is adopted in the process of analysis draws on Critical Metaphor Analysis (CMA) proposed by Charteris-Black (2004a, 2005. This approach to metaphor analysis focuses on the interpretation of metaphors in their social context and on the exploration of ideology in texts. The findings from the analysis imply that "natural world" metaphors were employed as discursive devices that effectively conveyed arguments for the involvement of the USA in military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Responding to the risk of terrorism: the contribution of metaphor

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Enemies of freedom and defenders of democracy: The metaphorical response to terrorism

Enemies of freedom and defenders of democracy: The metaphorical response to terrorism

O discurso sobre futebol e violência em Minas Gerais DOI - 10.5752/P.2358-3428.2014v18n34p199

"Now is the time to root out evil" : the role of natural world metaphors in the construction of the "Us" and "Them" dichotomy

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