“So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse
This article investigates the meaning construction processes of novel figurative expressions found in the discourse on the US legalisation of same-sex marriage. It is argued that mental spaces theory and conceptual blending theory (MSCB) can be of great analytical benefits when dealing with this t...
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| description | This article investigates the meaning construction processes of novel figurative expressions found in the
discourse on the US legalisation of same-sex marriage. It is argued that mental spaces theory and conceptual
blending theory (MSCB) can be of great analytical benefits when dealing with this type of data. Four cases of
novel figurative spaces and blends, namely the Divided Self construal, the Generic is Specific construal, the
single-scope blending, and the megablending, are examined to shed light on how same-sex marriage
controversies are conceptualised by means of the viewpointed nature of figurative language. In addition, based
on the analyses of the four selected cases, this article ends with a discussion on why MSCB is an appropriate
choice for examining novel figurative expressions in discourse. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:140062020-01-24T00:03:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14006/ “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse Pongbodin Amarinthnukrowh, This article investigates the meaning construction processes of novel figurative expressions found in the discourse on the US legalisation of same-sex marriage. It is argued that mental spaces theory and conceptual blending theory (MSCB) can be of great analytical benefits when dealing with this type of data. Four cases of novel figurative spaces and blends, namely the Divided Self construal, the Generic is Specific construal, the single-scope blending, and the megablending, are examined to shed light on how same-sex marriage controversies are conceptualised by means of the viewpointed nature of figurative language. In addition, based on the analyses of the four selected cases, this article ends with a discussion on why MSCB is an appropriate choice for examining novel figurative expressions in discourse. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14006/1/31884-116070-1-PB.pdf Pongbodin Amarinthnukrowh, (2019) “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 25 (4). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1230 |
| spellingShingle | Pongbodin Amarinthnukrowh, “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse |
| title | “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces
and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse |
| title_full | “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces
and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse |
| title_fullStr | “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces
and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse |
| title_full_unstemmed | “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces
and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse |
| title_short | “So, Obama is a Muslim?”: toward figurative spaces
and blends in US same-sex marriage discourse |
| title_sort | “so, obama is a muslim?”: toward figurative spaces
and blends in us same-sex marriage discourse |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14006/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14006/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14006/1/31884-116070-1-PB.pdf |