AMERICAN IDENTITY CONCEPTUAL METAPHORS IN THE DISCOURSE OF PRESIDENT TRUMP.

  • Published In: Interstudia, 2025, n. 39. P. 81 1 of 3

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  • Authored By: MORARU, Alexandra; ANDRIOAI-GRIGORAŞ, Gabriela 3 of 3

Abstract

The present paper studies the projection of conceptual metaphors WAR IS A GAME and AMERICAN IDENTITY IS AUTHORITY in the discourse of President Donald Trump, during the heated discussion with Volodymyr Zelenskyy that took place in the Oval Office on Friday, March 1st 2025. Relying on cognitive metaphor theory (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980; Turner, 1989; Gibbs, 1994; Fauconnier, 1997, et al.), the study decodes the crucial role of cognitive processes in the construction of identity within the political discourse. The article seeks to point out how discourse reveals self-representation and social action, how preferences for certain vocabulary contribute to the construction of the speakers' or a nation's identity, how certain discourses are more permeated by cultural hegemony (Gramsci, 1929) than others and more precisely about American hegemony. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Interstudia. 2025/07, Issue 39, p81
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Political Science
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:2065-3204
  • DOI:10.29081/INTERSTUDIA.2025.39.05
  • Accession Number:191503289
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