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Title: | Metaphors in the Freedom Day addresses of South African presidents (1995-2012) |
Authors: | Van Rooy, Bertus Drejerska, Karolina |
Year: | 2014 |
Periodical: | Language Matters: Studies in the Languages of Africa (ISSN 1753-5395) |
Volume: | 45 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 165-183 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | heads of State speeches language usage |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2013.868025 |
Abstract: | Political discourse draws quite extensively on metaphor in construing a range of issues. Previous research on South African politicians has focussed mainly on the metaphor of 'a rainbow nation', except S. Malan (2008) who analysed a wider range of metaphors. This study analyses the use of conceptual metaphors in the annual Freedom Day (celebrated on 27 April) addresses by post-apartheid presidents. The most frequently used domain is 'warfare', within which South Africans are construed as 'warriors'. They struggle against the 'enemies' of apartheid/racism and current socio-economic problems. The second domain is 'a journey', which starts in 1994, meets 'obstacles' like racism and current problems on the road, but will eventually reach 'a destination' of a better life for all. The last major source domain is 'the lifecycle of a child', where the fall of apartheid is 'the birth' of a new nation, which matures as 'a child' over time. A number of clear differences in the selection and use of metaphors are identified between the Freedom Day addresses of South African presidents from 1995 to 2012. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |