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Paperback Fire Metaphors: Discourses of Awe and Authority Book
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ISBN: 1350070092

ISBN13: 9781350070097

Fire Metaphors: Discourses of Awe and Authority

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This detailed study of fire metaphors provides a deep understanding of the purposeful work of metaphor in discourse. It analyses how and why fire metaphors are used in discourses of awe (mythology and religion) and authority (political speeches and media reports).

Fire serves as a productive and salient lexical field for metaphors that seek to create awe and impose authority. These metaphors offer a rich linguistic and conceptual resource...

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