The Politics of Climate Change Metaphors in the U.S. Discourse: Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Analysis from an Ecolinguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective PDF
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The Politics of Climate Change Metaphors in the U.S. Discourse Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Analysis from an Ecolinguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective Othman Khalid Al-Shboul The Politics of Climate Change Metaphors in the U.S. Discourse Othman Khalid Al-Shboul The Politics of Climate Change Metaphors in the U.S. Discourse Conceptual Metaphor Theory and Analysis from an Ecolinguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis Perspective Othman Khalid Al-Shboul English Language and Translation Jadara University Irbid, Jordan ISBN 978-3-031-19015-5 ISBN 978-3-031-19016-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19016-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023 This work is subject to copyright. 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Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: David Robertson / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland To the soul of my father Khalid Al-Shboul who put me on the road to success in my life, I dedicate this work to him. Preface I think that metaphor does have powerful impacts not only on our opin- ion (how we think of the social world) but also on how we react and act accordingly, in a specific manner. My motivation behind writing this book stems from my belief that metaphor can even change more than we think. I remember when I first studied metaphor at school. It was all about how we add beauty to what we speak and write. But at the graduate level, I looked at a great deal of research that examines metaphor as a cognitive tool. This book develops theories and methodologies from critical discourse analysis (CDA) and ecolinguistics to explore the role of metaphor in the context of political climate change discourse in the U.S. This book is thus a bridge between critical discourse analysis (CDA) and ecolinguistics through metaphor. The book aims to make a contribution to metaphor (theory and analysis) and climate change studies, guided by the principles of CDA and ecolinguistics. It is an attempt to further explore how our thought can be shaped about environmental issues when metaphor is employed in political contexts. This book helps students and researchers in cognitive linguistics and related fields develop sufficient knowledge of metaphor theory and analysis from a cognitive perspective. It enriches CDA and ecolinguistics with cognitive aspects of analysis. The book contributes to knowledge in three main areas: contribution to metaphor theory and analysis, contribution to studying climate change vii viii Preface debate in the U.S. and analysis, and contribution to ecolinguistics research. This book presents many examples of metaphors that help students connect theoretical concepts introduced in the book with how metaphor is processed. This book thus presents information at theory and analysis levels and thus the reader can be equipped with the necessary tools to understand the different aspects of metaphor. Irbid, Jordan Acknowledgment I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the executive and pro- duction editors (Cathy Scott, Kishor Ramesh, Petra Treiber and Ulrike Stricker-Komba) from Palgrave Macmillan and Springer Nature, who worked on the book production. I want also to thank the greatest cover designer of this book. Thanks to everyone on my publishing team in Springer Nature for their editorial support and guidance. I highly appreciate the anonymous reviewers from Palgrave Macmillan and Springer Nature for their careful reading of my manuscript and insightful comments and thoughtful suggestions during the various stages of the book publication. Their invaluable guidance and feedback helped me in completing this project successfully. I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to Dr. Sage Graham at the University of Memphis, USA, for helping me find a well- esteemed publisher for my book. I am extremely grateful to all my family for their support. Without that support, this project could not have been completed. I am so grateful to my mother Badriah for her constant support and encouragement. She has never stopped to pray for my success. I am also so grateful to my wife Sarah for her constant support. She has kept my motivation high during this journey. My gratitude is to my sons (Mohammad and Sanad O. Al-Shboul) who have been my motivation to move forward in my practical and academic life. ix x Acknowledgment There are many people who helped me during the journey, bringing the book to fruition. I am so grateful to them all. Last but not least, I would like to thank everyone who helped and motivated me to work successfully in my academic life. Contents 1 I ntroduction 1 2 Climate Change Discourse/Politics in Linguistic Studies 15 3 A Detailed Overview of Theory: CDA, Ecolinguistics and Metaphor 27 4 Methods and Strategies of Sampling 63 5 Analyzing Politicians’ Metaphors Supporting the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris agreement 87 6 Analyzing Politicians’ Metaphors Opposing the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement 117 7 The Politicians’ Use of Mixed Metaphors in the U.S. Climate Discourse 149 8 A Corpus-Based Analysis of Climate Discourse in the Web News 179 xi
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