Words “on the offensive”. Military metaphors in the political discourse Cover Image

Słowa w natarciu. Metaforyka militarna w dyskursie politycznym
Words “on the offensive”. Military metaphors in the political discourse

Author(s): Jarosław Pacuła
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: language of the politics; metaphor; military vocabulary

Summary/Abstract: This article looks at the language of politics. The author shows the military lexis which ish journalistic texts and statements of very politicians. According to the author this vocabulary used in the contemporary political discourse. He claims that this vocabulary carries a specific vision of the world: it metaphorically presents the policy as the war, political activists as members of the army, practicing the politics as the implementation of war strategies.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 3 (211)
  • Page Range: 35-62
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish