METAPHORICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPTS ‘WAR’ AND ‘TERRORISM’ IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE

METAPHORICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPTS ‘WAR’ AND ‘TERRORISM’ IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE

Author:  Olga Е. Rozhkova

Affiliation:  Kaliningrad Russian state university

Abstract: 
The study explores the problem of metaphorical representations of the concepts 'war' and 'ter-rorism' in political discourse. The potential of conceptual metaphor is revealed in development of new expressive meanings and its influence on perception and evaluation of political events.

Keywords:  concept, metaphoric representation of a concept, conceptual metaphor, political discourse

Pages:  72-74