Metaphorical expressions and ethical appeals in Said Nursi’s Damascus Sermon

Contemporary cognitive linguistics views metaphor as pervasive in thoughts and conceptual in nature. There are studies on conceptual metaphors in religious discourse, but little is known about how orators make use of them and ethos (ethical appeals) to influence their audience. This paper reports th...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Nur Sakinah Thomas, Hossein, Vahid Nimehchisalem, Mohd Kasim, Zalinah, Mohamad Ali, Afida, Gulerce, Hakan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62404/1/Metaphorical%20expressions%20and%20ethical%20appeals%20in%20Said%20Nursi%E2%80%99s%20Damascus%20Sermon.pdf