Abstract
This study aims to provide an account of metaphor usage in Chinese political rhetoric regarding education over the past thirty years and shed light as to how lexical choices underline and reflect underlying conceptual patterns. Our study shows that the degree of metaphorization of “education” is similar among PRC Premiers while it varies among Hong Kong Governors and Chief Executives. Also, the concept of education in policy addresses in China often relies on the domain of BUILDING, with a focus on 'structure' and 'foundation' and a secondary focus on the concept of education as ENTERPRISE that can be 'invested' in. In contrast, Hong Kong Policy Addresses conceptualize education as a PRODUCT that can be 'advertised' or whose 'quality' and 'quantity' can be 'improved'. In sum, analyzing metaphor variations in political speeches may reveal how politicians with different backgrounds and from different regions use language to present implicit ideologies.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 31st Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation |
| Editors | Rachel Edita Roxas |
| Publisher | The National University (Phillippines) |
| Pages | 303-311 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2017 |
| Event | 31st Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2017 - Cebu City, Philippines Duration: 16 Nov 2017 → 18 Nov 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 31st Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2017 |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Philippines |
| City | Cebu City |
| Period | 16/11/17 → 18/11/17 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)