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Donald Trump’s political campaign rhetoric. A cognitive study

open access: yesCrossroads, 2019
Politicians recruit conceptual metaphors, as these means enable them to talk about abstract political problems in terms of more tangible and commonplace entities.
Martyna Awier
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Local realities, global discourses and decolonising the curriculum in a post‐92 UK context: Academic voices on enacting decolonial curriculum change

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explored how lecturers in a post‐92 UK university conceptualise and enact decolonial curriculum principles within their teaching and programme design. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with academic staff across multiple disciplines, the research adopts a qualitative, phenomenologically informed approach to examine the interplay
Reece Sohdi
wiley   +1 more source

Hell on Earth 2024: Metaphors of Genocide in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

open access: yesJournal of Language and Literature
Metaphors play a crucial role in shaping how society understands and responds to conflicts, such as the genocide in Gaza by Israel. Metaphors can illustrate the impact of events, direct global attention to injustices, and deepen the understanding of the ...
Vannisa Najchati Silma, Hermina Sutami
doaj   +1 more source

MST in the british and brazilian press: metaphorical reading in a FL classroom [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura Correspondente, Florianópolis, 2007Since the paradigmatic change set out in early 80s metaphor ...
Borba, Carla Aparecida Marinho
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Butterflies of curriculum realisation: Investigating early implementation of the Curriculum for Wales

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Curriculum reform provides a vital opportunity for nations to ensure learners are equipped to fully participate as citizens in the 21st century. This paper presents an understanding of educators’ response to curriculum reform, and some of its enablers and barriers.
Alison Glover   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Saving the euro – a multimodal analysis of metaphors depicting the Eurozone crisis1 [PDF]

open access: yesIbérica, 2017
Much of the research into the topic of financial crises has centered mainly on verbal metaphors whereas a visual and multimodal aspect of the phenomenon has remained rather underrepresented.
Nadežda Silaški , Tatjana Đurović
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A Supreme Battle in Metaphor: A Critical Metaphor Analysis of the Culture War in Lawrence v. Texas

open access: yes, 2009
This work explores how metaphor, specifically conceptual metaphor, is used to create the argumentative context, carry meaning, supply the enthymematic structure of the arguments, and transform the sexual autonomy controversy within the U.S. Supreme Court\
Bruce, Judy A.
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Radical Listening as a Governance Innovation: Integrating Planetary Health and Community‐Led Forest Conservation in Indonesia

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While REDD+ prioritizes carbon sequestration, its narrow focus often overlooks forest‐health linkages critical to community well‐being. This paper examines the holistic model of Health in Harmony (HIH) and Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI), which integrates forest conservation with healthcare through radical listening—a decolonial community engagement
Angie Hsu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Becoming critical beings: a thematic study exploring the development, learning and teaching of a group of non traditional adult learners

open access: yes, 2011
The current literature on critical thinking, critical reflection and critical action supports the view that higher education cannot be defined as such without the implicit existence of all three elements in the curriculum. There are many who suggest that,
Fitzgerald, Martin
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Metaphor and bilingual cognition : the case of Akan and English in Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This study employs a cognitive linguistics approach, conceptual metaphor theory (CMT) to investigate bilingual conceptual representation. The study analyses the metaphorical and metonymic expressions commonly used among Akan-English bilinguals in Ghana ...
Koller, Veronika   +2 more
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