METAPHOR AS A LANGUAGE INSTRUMENT FOR SHAPING AN ENEMY IMAGE IN WOMEN’S POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN ARGENTINA
- Authors: Kushnereva D.A.1
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Affiliations:
- ITMO National ResearchUniversity
- Issue: Vol 47, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 80-86
- Section: NATIONAL LANGUAGES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2542-1077/article/view/294553
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.15393/uchz.art.2025.1132
- ID: 294553
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The aim of the study was to analyze the specifi c features of the use of metaphor as an element of politicaldiscourse designed to shape the image of an enemy in the speeches of female politicians in Argentina, namely EvaPeron, Isabel Peron, and Cristina Kirchner. The key tasks of the study were to determine the similarities and differencesbetween the created images of the opposition, as well as to analyze the tactics and strategies of political discourse implementedwhen using the metaphors. The corpus of material was selected using a continuous sampling method; themethods of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the research results were also used, including semantic, stylistic,and comparative methods. The result of the study is a representation of the source domains of the metaphor: “animalworld”, “religion”, “organism (disease)” and “sports (football)”. The purpose of their use is the dehumanization and depersonification of the enemy’s image, the sacralization of the struggle, and a positive presentation of struggling political leaders, as well as the creation of images that are understandable and accessible to the audience. The study of metaphor as an instrument for shaping the image of an enemy allows us to reveal the manipulative techniques used by political leaders to attract audience support.
About the authors
D. A. Kushnereva
ITMO National ResearchUniversity
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Email: Kushnereva.daria@gmail.com
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