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Category Archives: Discourse – text
Opportunism and power of analogical mapping
Why Winston Wouldn’t Stand For W – washingtonpost.com Writing about Churchill and Chamberlain, I’ve discovered, is like administering a Rorschach test to one’s readers. People see in Churchill and Chamberlain what they want to see. They draw parallels between the … Continue reading
Generative analogies as negotiation devices
Amazon.com: Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Hegel to Whole Foods: Books: Jonah Goldberg Goldberg draws striking parallels between historic fascism and contemporary liberal doctrines. He argues that âpolitical correctnessâ? on campuses and calls for campaign finance reform echo the … Continue reading
Rejection of metaphor
Metaphorically Challenged : Terrible Mother on Offsprung.com âThat is an awesome metaphor,â? I said. Because it is. Itâs funny without the use of burning children. But it isnât accurate. John isnât on some emotional island where he canât understand what … Continue reading
Havel on intertextuality
CBC.ca Arts – Retired Czech leader Havel pens new play “Living in the world of political language was quite an inspiration” he said. “I try [in my play] to reflect the automatic political language, where you say one word to … Continue reading
Negotiating ‘lie’
On The Media: Transcript of “Secrets & Lies” (May 4, 2007) BOB GARFIELD: The issue in question was Saddam’s aluminum tubes and whether they were meant for centrifuges to produce nuclear fuel. If, as you say, the administration briefed the … Continue reading
The analogical instinct
Comparison To Clinton Is Dismissed – washingtonpost.com Tom Ingram, who was an adviser to Fred D. Thompson‘s 1994 Senate campaign and has talked to him about a potential 2008 presidential run, said that he thought the Royal race might be … Continue reading
Metaphor hypostasis as a cohesive device
RealClearPolitics – Articles – Is the War on Terror Over? Do we still need to fight a war on terror? The answer seems to be no for an increasing number in the West who are weary over Afghanistan and Iraq … Continue reading
Folk theory of meaning has hypostasis of reference in the Imus controversy
Imus’s last outrage? – The Boston Globe Imus apologized for his latest remark and was suspended for two weeks. But this time, his job could be on the line, said John DePetro, a radio talk show host who was fired … Continue reading
Framing the frames: The Gingrich gambit
Think Progress » Gingrich: When I Said âLanguage Of Living In The Ghetto,â I Meant Hebrew (Or Maybe Yiddish) Newt Gingrich said this past weekend that the U.S. should abolish bilingual education so that people arenât speaking âthe language of … Continue reading
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Negotiating vocabulary and the logic of analogy
Politics, Lies, and 93 v. 8 – Swampland – TIME Brooksâs distinction is between two different conceptions of the word âpolitical.â? Or rather, like most nice clear distinctions, there actually is a spectrum of meaning. US Attorneys are supposed to … Continue reading
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