The polysemantic words in metaphors used in political texts

L.N. Utkina; R.G. Danielian

doi:10.17759/langt.2017040209

Language and Text
2017. Vol. 4, no. 2, 75–81
doi:10.17759/langt.2017040209
ISSN: 2312-2757 (online)

The polysemantic words in metaphors used in political texts

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L.N. Utkina, R.G. Danielian

Abstract

The article deals with polysemantic words that are often found in complex metaphorical structures, which can be seen in speeches of modern politicians (B. Obama, D. Trump, D. Cameron, Queen Elizabeth II, etc.). The usage of metaphorical polysemy in political discourse and its reasons are considered and explained. The main goal of the article consists in the examination of the polysemantic structures phenomenon, the diversity of their meanings and their usage in modern English as parts of the metaphoric phrases.

General Information

Keywords: polysemy, associative links, metaphoric transfer of the meaning, metonymic transfer of the meaning, complex metaphoric structures, political discourse.

Journal rubric: Intercultural Communication and Problems of Globalization: Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/langt.2017040209

Published 29.06.2017

For citation: Utkina, L.N., Danielian, R.G. (2017). The polysemantic words in metaphors used in political texts. Language and Text, 4(2), 75–81. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/langt.2017040209

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

L. N. Utkina, Candidate of Science (Philology), Senior lecturer, Chair of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, Moscow State University of Psychology & Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: loraut@mail.ru

R. G. Danielian, 4th year student of the faculty of the Foreign Languages, MSUPE, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: danielianruz@mail.ru