The Politics of Climate Change Metaphors in the U.S. Discourse: Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Analysis from an Ecolinguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective

This book explores how climate change is conceptualized in the USA from a cognitive perspective, using critical metaphor analysis to understand how metaphors shape perceptions and trigger social change. It categorizes metaphors based on different conceptions, such as war, construction, and cleanliness, and demonstrates how politicians use these metaphors in their speeches to communicate about the climate crisis.

Format: Hardback
Length: 271 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

This captivating book delves into the intricate realm of critical metaphor analysis, employing a cognitive lens to explore how climate change is conceptualized within the United States. The author embarks on a linguistic exploration, enriching it with cognitive aspects such as source-target domain mapping and metaphor opposition, to unravel the mechanisms behind metaphor's role in framing this pressing issue. Drawing upon a framework informed by Critical Discourse Analysis, the author demonstrates how politicians represent the climate crisis in their efforts to ignite social change. Through a comprehensive analysis of speeches delivered by US-based politicians, governors, and mayors in the context of the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the book categorizes metaphors based on various conceptions, including war, construction, unfairness, journey, and cleanliness. This innovative approach seeks to bridge the gap between ecolinguistics and critical metaphor analysis, offering valuable insights to students and scholars in diverse fields such as applied linguistics, political communication, ecolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and psychology.

Weight: 508g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031190155
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023