Morality models through metaphors: a cross-linguistic analysis ; Moralės modeliai viešajame diskurse: kontrastyvinė metaforų analizė

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Liudmila Arcimavičienė MORALITY MODELS THROUGH METAPHORS IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE: A CROSS-LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS Doctoral Dissertation Humanities, Philology (04 H) Vilnius, 2010 1 The present research was carried out at Vilnius University in 2005-2009. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Inesa Šeškauskienė (Vilnius University, Humanities, Philology – 04 H) 2 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ........................................................................................... 6 1. Theoretical framework..................................... 11 1.1. KEY CONCEPTS ...................................................................... 11 1.2. TRADITIONAL THEORY OF METAPHOR .......................... 15 1.3. CONTEMPORARY THEORY OF METAPHOR: PHILOSOPHICAL TENETS .......... 18 1.4. CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR THEORY: empirical findings ................................. 23 1.5. POLITICAL Metaphors............................................................................................. 33 1.6. MORALITY Metaphors ............................ 38 1.7. MORALITY Models in politics ................................................................................ 41 2. Data and Methodology .................................... 44 3. RESEARCH FINDINGS ................................................................. 47 4.