Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis palgrave macmitlanofthis cation may be eprodviced, coped o ransmited ion orn accordance withthe provisions of the der the terms of any cence 50 Tottenham Cour aad, ondon 8/1 4 ‘ny person wine does any unauthorised actin relation to this publication ‘may be gbla to criminal prosecution ane cv claims for amapes. ACMILAN ithe glbol academic ips ofthe Hatiave mn of St, Martins Press Lic and ab Palgrave Macmillan Lt ni Isa epstered trademark the United States, Unted Kingdom ies, Pare veqistera trademark nthe furopean Union ane ether count: ISBN 1-4059-3282.1 hareback “This books printed on paper suitable manages and sustained forest sources. ‘Acatalague cord ying and made from iyss Jonathan Charters Black Includes Sibliographical references ISBN 1-4035-2202-1 1. Metaphar—-DataProcesing, 2, Discourse snalysis—Data processing, L Til PaOTs 98495 2004 30644 —ce22 zoos0se162 woe 7 6 Boz 1 0 a9 i index Contents List of figures List of tables Preface Acknowledgements Style conve Introduction Part I Metaphor Background and Theory il pragmatics tive semantics and conce 14 Conventional and creative m 15. Defining metaphor 1.6 Metaphor and theory construction, 17 Summary ical Approaches to Metaphor Introduction cal Discourse Analysis 2.4.3. Metaphor ex} 2.5 Summary anation Part If Metaphor in Political Discourse 3 \¢ Metaphors of New Labour 3.1 Introduction 3.2. Metaphor and Europe 30.i Contents| 3.3. Metaphor in New Labour manifestos 3.3.1 3.3.2. Analysis of the 1997 New Labour ifesto 3.4 Metaphor in New Labour speeches 4 Metaphor in British Party Political Manifestos 4.1 Introdud 42. Researching p 43 Bullding metaphors Journey metaphors "lant metaphors Religious metaphors shifts 4.5 Summary 5 Metaphor in American Presidential Speeches S.1 Introduction 5.2 Researching American political discourse 53 Meta 84 Conflict 5.5 Journey metaphors 5.6 Building metaphors 5.7 Light and fire metaphors 5.8 Physical envionment metapl 5.9 Religious metaphors 5.10 Body part anetaphors 5.11 Comparison of British Manifesto and US Inaugural Corpora 5.12 Summary 6 Metaphor in Sports Reporting, 6.1 Introduction 6.2. Sports metaphors 6.3 Researching 5 reporting ‘ors in the British press 52 52 54 58 B 65 6s 68 68 6 7 ” a a 9 Be 87 87 88 39 2 93 98 100 302 103 305 105 Lo9 ui 113 113 14 116 co ative analysis of metaphors of co in press sports reporting 6.4.1 Metaphors of war 6.4.2 Analysis of metaphors of surviv: sports reporting. in press 65 7 Metaphor in Financial Reporting 7. Introduction 7.2. The evolution of b 7.3. Researching financial reportin, 74 Overview of findings 7.4.1 The economy is human 74.1.1 Market trading is physical conflict 74.1.2 Market trading isa state of mental health 74.1.3 The state of market trading is.a state cf physical health, ic problems are natural disasters Downward market changes ace disasters 7422 Avery bad market is a nuclear disaster 7423 Abad market is an earthquake 74.24 The behaviour o haviour of gas 7.4.3 Market changes are physical movements 74.3.1 Market changes of moving on the ground 743.2 Market changes are ways ol ygical and mech jie metaphor 7433 7.8 Summary Part IV Metaphor in Religious Discourse hing metaphor in the ical metaphors 8.3.1 Overview 8.3.2 Animal metaphors in # \d New Testaments, 121 122 126 132 135 135 136 138 140 40 142 146 49 1st 182 154 155 158