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Category Archives: Society and politics
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
Mis-entrenchment of codified blendings
The Newshoggers: Jeri Thompson – asset or albatross? [Part Two] However, thanks to a commenter at my place, I see by common definition “trophy wife” is indeed considered to be an insult. All I can say is that I didn’t … Continue reading
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Unjustified blending and the threat of terrorism
Malfunctioning fax machine prints out bomb ClipArt, forces evacuation of area – Engadget In any normal town across America there are countless faxes sent and received which feature poorly chosen ClipArt: why then must a promotional fax like the one … Continue reading
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Hitchens vs Hitchens | the Daily Mail
Hitchens vs Hitchens | the Daily Mail If we are weak and poor, we can all summon up self-interested decency, behaving in a kind way, in public, towards those from whom we hope for decency in return. But as soon … Continue reading
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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
Homicide attacks and the restrictions on mapping in blending
The following segment from the Wikipedia entry on suicide attack is a good example of how the restrictions on mapping in conceptual integration can be negotiated even “against the grain” of the “logic” of some of the basic propositional structures … Continue reading
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Blending a life: Personal narratives of public events
On The Media: Transcript of “Me is for Media” (April 20, 2007) BROOKE GLADSTONE: And I don’t want to diminish the horrific experience that those people went through, but it did seem at times as if they were reading lines … Continue reading
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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