Metaphor and Argumentation in Climate Crisis Discourse

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

AvAnaïs Augé,Anais Auge,Anaïs

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This volume sheds light on the argumentative role of metaphor in climate change discourse, unpacking the ways in which stakeholders use specific metaphors to influence perceptions of the climate crisis.While existing research has explored the explanatory function of metaphors in communication on climate change, this book offers an alternative view, one which posits that metaphors can go beyond disseminating scientific observations to promoting biases in the depiction of these observations. Augé analyses oft-used ideas in climate change communication, such as greenwashing, drawn from a wide-ranging corpus spanning media discourse, scientific discourse, NGO communications, political speech, and social media messages in English. The book presents an overview of different arguments conveyed through metaphors around five key themes—climate change mitigation; the evolution of climate change; global and local effects; the significance of climate change in specific countries; and the relationship between climate change and other contemporary social issues. The volume highlights how the complexity of climate change often necessitates the use of metaphor and the value of further research on the argumentative function of metaphor in elucidating its ideological dimensions in climate crisis discourse.This book will be of interest to scholars in discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, and environmental communication.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-11-29
Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt453 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Research in Language and Communication
Antal sidor190
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032379807

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Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Conceptualisations of the environment1.1. Introduction1.2. The complexity of the climate crisis and its metaphors1.3. Metaphorical arguments in discourse: Narratives and Scenarios1.4. Overview of the contentChapter 2: Cognitive bias and argumentation: the personification of the environment2.1. Introduction2.2. The ORGANS and BODY COMPONENTS of the environment2.3. The HEALTH of the planet2.4. NATURE AS A PERSON2.5. SummaryChapter 3: The role of metaphors in the climate change debate: the political relevance of the topic3.1. Introduction3.2. The metaphor of the Cathedral3.3. The conceptualisation of ANTAGONISTIC RELATIONSHIPS3.4. ACTIVISM AS A (FAKE) RELIGION3.5. SummaryChapter 4: Metaphors in argumentative texts: a corpus study4.1. Introduction4.2. Metaphors and literary genres: from science to (social) media4.3. Metaphors in corpus: a case study 4.4. Argumentation through metaphorical exploitation: the selection of data4.5. SummaryChapter 5: Metaphors of environmental optimism: climate change mitigation5.1. Introduction5.2. Green politics: COP26, a journey to a cleaner, greener future5,3, Green solutions? Nuclear power and the "Rainforest Chernobyl"5.5. Green solutions or greenwashing? The misuse of optimistic metaphors5.6. SummaryChapter 6: Metaphors of environmental pessimism: uncontrollable climate crisis6.1. Introduction6.2. Activism through metaphor: "There is no Planet B"6.3. Activism or alarmism? Misrepresentation of activists and "deniers" 6.4. Scientific uncertainties: "Incriminating fingerprint"6.5. SummaryChapter 7: Global climate (in)justice: metaphorical emphasis on responsibilities7.1. Introduction7.2. Debates over (inter-)national responsibilities: the greenhouse world7.3. Climate justice: definition(s) 7.4. Legal implications: ecocide and eco-terrorism7.5. SummaryChapter 8: "Earth to COP": international dialogue with the Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA) 8.1. Introduction8.2. The need to change international discourse about the climate crisis: "words can reframe worlds"8.3. Promotion of cultures and traditions: the survival of the lands and the survival of the communities8.4. The "North-South" Divide8.5. SummaryChapter 9: Climate justice: overlapping crises in metaphorical discourse9.1. Introduction9.2. "The climate crisis is not gender neutral": metaphors of ecofeminism9.3. "Climate change is racist": metaphorical views on environmental racism9.4. "Let’s talk about climate migrants, not climate refugees": overlapping discourses and metaphors 9.5. SummaryChapter 10: Conclusion10.1. Introduction10.2. Arguments through metaphors in climate crisis discourse10.3. Local climate crises: promotion of global solidarity10.4. Further perspectives: activism, artivism, and the role of controversiesIndex