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Politics, gender and conceptual metaphors /

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"International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, the USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. Drawing on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political...

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Other Authors: Ahrens, Kathleen, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity.
Women legislators.
Sex role.
Political oratory > Sex differences.
Language and languages > Political aspects.
Language and languages > Sex differences.
Metaphor > Political aspects.
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Summary:"International researchers examine the interplay between gender and metaphor in political language in the UK, the USA, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Ireland, and Singapore. Drawing on a variety of corpus data to determine to what extent conceptual metaphors used by women in political power differ with, or remain the same as that of men"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 275 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780230203457 (hardback)
0230203450 (hardback)