Power and Metaphor

Through the study of various American presidents’ inaugural addresses, from F.D. Roosevelt’s first address to B. Obama’s second inaugural address, the powers of metaphor, either ornamental, cognitive, or political, will be highlighted before a thorough analysis of the metaphors of power, whether the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rémi Digonnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 2014-01-01
Series:Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/lexis/224