Original scientific article
Page 371 - 393

THE PRESIDENT AND THE VIPER: POLITICAL SATIRE AND CONCEPTUAL BLENDING THEORY

Sanja Berberović
E-mail: sanja.berberovic@untz.ba
University of Tuzla

Nihada Delibegović Džanić
University of Tuzla
Abstract: Applying conceptual blending theory, the paper analyses the construction of the meaning of a satirical text ridiculing the language employed by politicians to frame the debate on current political and...

Original scientific article
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Magic tricks with race cards: Conceptual integration theory and political discourse

Sanja Berberović
E-mail: sanja.berberovic@untz.ba
Sveučilište u Tuzli
Abstract: The paper examines the use of creative figurative language in American political discourse. In particular, the paper focuses on the use of the expression to play the race card and the creative figurat...