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War Metaphors

War Metaphors is a linguistic and conceptual framework within political discourse analysis that systematically employs the domain of warfare as a source of metaphorical projection to frame political actions, actors, and conflicts, thereby distinguishing itself from other political metaphors through its specific reliance on militaristic imagery, terminology, and strategic logics to structure non-literal understandings of political phenomena.

247

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14.3K

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316

Authors

229

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Publications per year

2017–2026

66

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Publications

247

War metaphors in public discourse

Stephen J. Flusberg, Teenie Matlock, Paul H. Thibodeau · Metaphor and Symbol · 2018 · 412 citations

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“Not Soldiers but Fire-fighters” – Metaphors and Covid-19

Elena Semino · Health Communication · 2020 · 407 citations · Full text

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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning

Lawrence Freedman, Chris Hedges · Foreign Affairs · 2003 · 341 citations

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Political Metaphor Analysis: Discourse and Scenarios

Christian Burgers · Journal of Communication · 2017 · 319 citations

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Cloning terror: the war of images, 9/11 to the present

Choice Reviews Online · 2011 · 315 citations

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Authors

316

  1. RL
    Robert L. Ivie

    Indiana University, United States

    6 publications · 371 citations

    6

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  2. VK
    Veronika Koller

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 705 citations

    5

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  3. ES
    Elena Semino

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 1K citations

    5

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  4. GL
    George Lakoff

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    4 publications · 599 citations

    4

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  5. DG
    Dalia Gavriely‐Nuri

    Hadassah Academic College, Israel

    4 publications · 158 citations

    4

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Institutions

229

  1. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Hadassah Academic College

    Jerusalem, Israel

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    158 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    733 citations

  4. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    142 citations

  5. University of Helsinki

    Helsinki, Finland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    206 citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    248 citations

  7. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    406 citations

  8. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    168 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 11 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. Metaphor and Symbol

    10 publications · 868 citations

    10

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  3. Discourse & Society

    7 publications · 526 citations

    7

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  4. Metaphor and Symbolic Activity

    5 publications · 257 citations

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  5. Quarterly Journal of Speech

    4 publications · 118 citations

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