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Constructing issues in the media through metaphoric frame networks
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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:10 authored by Marina DekavallaMarina Dekavalla, Marta MontagutThis article draws on metaphor and framing theory to build on our understanding of how metaphor works to frame issues. It suggests that metaphors not only may operate as frames in themselves, but they can also combine in hierarchies of metaphoric frames which together co-construct superordinate metaphoric or non-metaphoric frames. Using insights from theory on mixed metaphor, metaphor hierarchies and scenarios, the article introduces the new concept “metaphoric frame networks” to explain interconnections and relationships between frames and metaphors within the same texts, which could at first appear to be unrelated. The article proposes a set of criteria by which a metaphoric frame network can be defined and distinguished from simpler frames. The argument of the article is then illustrated through an empirical analysis of the process frame in television coverage of the 2015 Catalan regional election.
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Discourse, Context & MediaISSN
2211-6958Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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26Page range
74-81Department affiliated with
- Media and Film Publications
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2018-05-04First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-05-18First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-05-04Usage metrics
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