Tambov
All-Russian academic journal
“Issues of Cognitive Linguistics”

METAPHORICAL REPRESENTATION OF «PAST» IN RUSSIAN AND BRITISH POLITICAL DISCOURSE

METAPHORICAL REPRESENTATION OF «PAST» IN RUSSIAN AND BRITISH POLITICAL DISCOURSE


Author:  A.P. Chudinov, O.A. Solopova

Abstract
The present paper is concerned with metaphors used to create the image of past in Russian and British political discourse. The analysis is done on a corpus of metaphor contexts drawn from Russian periodicals and Internet resources. The article focuses on the retrospective function of the analysed metaphors, their ability to create the images of «heroic» and «terrifying» past, as well as their prag-matic potential, i. e. their influence on the reader. The results of the study show that metaphorical rep-resentation of past is a frequent and efficient means used by mass media and politicians in Russian (2003) and British (2001) political discourse devoted to the Parliamentary election.

Pages:  33-45

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