Metaphor in Political Discourse

The purpose of this book is to investigate metaphor used in political discourse in the English language, proceeding from the cognitive point of view. It is expected to perform the following tasks: -to review existing definitions of metaphor in literature; -to describe the functions and structural characteristics of metaphor in language; -to choose the usage examples of metaphors in English political discourse and to conduct their analysis; -to identify the main characteristics of political discourse; -to identify the main functions of metaphor not only politically, but also linguistically. The greatest pleasure of the Author is to have the opportunity to dedicate this book to the linguists and young researchers.

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Valida S. Karimova, BA: Studied, English language and literature (Honors Diploma) at Khazar University-Baku, Azerbaijan. MA: Studied, Linguistics (on English), Currently, PhD Candidate in Linguistics (Germanic Languages).