{"title":"Cattle, progress, and a victimized nation","authors":"Graham Smith","doi":"10.1075/msw.18011.smi","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/msw.18011.smi","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper analyzes three sources of discourse on immigration in the United States: congressional debates from the\u0000 1920s representing two polarized sides, a speech by President Obama, and a speech by President Trump. The goal of this analysis\u0000 was to explore how the conceptual metaphors used in discussing immigration may have changed over the past century, in order to\u0000 gain insight into the current polarization surrounding this topic. Results reveal striking similarities between Trump’s rhetoric\u0000 and metaphorical framing and the 1920s anti-immigration side’s arguments, in that both situate the United States as a victim of\u0000 immigration. In contrast, although there are fewer similarities between Obama’s metaphors and metaphorical frames and those used\u0000 by earlier supporters of immigration, the claim that immigrants are a benefit to the United States remains constant.","PeriodicalId":51936,"journal":{"name":"Metaphor and the Social World","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49422281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discursive metaphorical frames in newspaper texts on language change","authors":"Ksenija Bogetić","doi":"10.1075/MSW.17013.BOG","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/MSW.17013.BOG","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The concept of ‘metaphorical framing’ is currently witnessing renewed interest in metaphor research, but for\u0000 discourse-oriented work it remains a problematic analytical tool given the variety of senses it has been employed with. The\u0000 present paper considers an approach to metaphorical frames in discourse, by proposing the notion of discursive\u0000 metaphorical frames to capture the complex, systematic metaphorical representations prominent across discourse. The\u0000 perspective follows the direction of recent integrated approaches to metaphor, frames and discourse (e.g., Burgers et al., 2016; Cameron et al., 2009; Semino et al., 2016) and is proposed as particularly suited to studying public\u0000 discourses, as ideologically laden, multi-textual and multi-voiced. The approach is illustrated through an analysis of\u0000 metaphorical representations of language in Serbian and British newspapers. The analysis reveals the deeper social ideologies\u0000 underlying the newspaper discussions on language in Serbia and Great Britain, including similarities as well as notable\u0000 differences, pointing to the diverse ideological processes shaping contemporary media metadiscourses. The results are also\u0000 discussed in relation to the adopted approach, to frames of presentation, (sub)domain representations and the dynamics of metaphor\u0000 use in public discourse.","PeriodicalId":51936,"journal":{"name":"Metaphor and the Social World","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46945044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effectiveness of the Conceptual Metaphor Approach to English idiom acquisition by young Chinese\u0000 learners","authors":"M. Pan","doi":"10.1075/MSW.17024.PAN","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/MSW.17024.PAN","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Although the Conceptual Metaphor Approach (CMA) has been claimed to be effective with respect to English idiom\u0000 acquisition for EFL/ESL learners at elementary level, the claim awaits further investigation with empirical evidence (Beréndi, Csábi, & Kövecses, 2008; Boers,\u0000 2004). How CMA benefits these learners’ idiom acquisition and in what way it can best be implemented in their\u0000 classrooms remain unknown. This study addresses these issues and sheds light on the effectiveness of CMA through a\u0000 quasi-experiment, in which metaphor is exploited as an intervention that explicitly introduces the connection between idioms and\u0000 the underlying Conceptual Metaphor theme. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from 43 participants through\u0000 questionnaires, tests and a semi-structured interview with the instructor. Results from an immediate post-test showed that\u0000 participants under CMA scored higher than their counterparts who were undergoing a Memorizing Translation Approach, though the\u0000 difference was statistically insignificant (p = 0.08). A one-week delayed post-test found that CMA facilitated\u0000 idiom acquisition at a statistically significant level (p < .05). Findings from participants’ drawings and the\u0000 semi-structured interview showed that CMA had contributed to an engaging and active learning experience. Pedagogical implications\u0000 of this study are discussed further.","PeriodicalId":51936,"journal":{"name":"Metaphor and the Social World","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46255712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}