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- Title
Metaphorical framing in news: How liberals and conservatives talk.
- Authors
Saneie Moghadam, Maryam; Ghafar Samar, Reza
- Abstract
This study investigates metaphorical framing in political language. In particular, we describe dominant metaphoric frames which are used by the conservative and liberal media in the US when debating over the different aspects of the socio-political issues. The data for this study have been collected from the online archives of CNN and Fox news that were published on the two topics of medical healthcare system and immigration. We draw upon the ideas from some of the most recent semi-automated metaphor identification approaches to identify metaphors in texts. The findings of this study indicate that the US conservatives use a wider range of metaphorical frames to discuss the political issues. Some metaphorical frames are often used by both parties, while some others mark the divisive partisan rhetoric. Besides, the findings show that there are some metaphoric frames that are exclusively used to talk about a particular aspect of a topic.
- Subjects
LIBERALS; MASS media; CABLE News Network; MEDICAL care; FOX News
- Publication
Pragmatics & Society, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 4, p638
- ISSN
1878-9714
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1075/ps.20085.san