Responding to the risk of terrorism: the contribution of metaphor Respondendo ao risco de terrorismo: a contribuição da metáfora

This discourse-based study investigated semantic and affective aspects of metaphors used by people talking about background risk of terrorism. 96 members of the UK public participated in 12 focus group discussions, organized by gender, religion (Muslim / non-Muslim), and socio-economic status. 12,36...

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Main Author: Lynne Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2010-01-01
Series:DELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-44502010000300010