Politics, Gender and Conceptual Metaphors [Paperback]

Distinguished researchers from around the world examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in Great Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. They draw on a wide variety of corpus data to determine to what extent metaphors used by women in political power differ with, or remain the same as that of men. They also examine what effect metaphor use has on women's power in the political arena. This wide-ranging collection of language-based studies will interest students and researchers in discourse analysis, political communication, gender studies, journalism, and media studies.

International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. They draw on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political power differ with, or remain the same as that of men.
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Notes on the Contributors
Analyzing Conceptual Metaphors in Political Language; K.Ahrens
PART I: GENDER AND CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS IN POLITICAL SPEECHES
Metaphor, Politics and Gender: A Case Study from Germany; V.Koller& E.Semino
Metaphor, Politics, and Gender: A Case Study from Italy; E.Semino& V.Koller
Gender versus Politics: When Conceptual Models Collide; K.Ahrens& S.Lee
Non una Donna in Politica, ma una Donna Politica: Women's Political Language in an Italian Context; G.Philip
The Metaphorical Construction of Ireland; E.Hidalgo Tenorio
PART II: GENDER AND CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS IN POLITICAL DEBATES
Metaphor and GlÃ*