Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic

Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public discourse has been characterized by a massive use of war metaphors. At the same time, this use has been harshly attacked as inappropriate and potentially dangerous. The article proposes a reflection on this debate by questioning the demonization o...

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Main Author: Francesca Piazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2021-03-01
Series:DNA Di Nulla Academia
Subjects:
military speech
metaphor
Online Access:https://dnacamporesi.unibo.it/article/view/12314
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Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic
DNA Di Nulla Academia
military speech
metaphor
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title Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic
title_short Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic
title_full Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Metaphors of war and war on metaphors On the use of the military lexicon to talk about the Covid-19 pandemic
title_sort metaphors of war and war on metaphors on the use of the military lexicon to talk about the covid-19 pandemic
publisher University of Bologna
series DNA Di Nulla Academia
issn 2724-5179
publishDate 2021-03-01
description Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public discourse has been characterized by a massive use of war metaphors. At the same time, this use has been harshly attacked as inappropriate and potentially dangerous. The article proposes a reflection on this debate by questioning the demonization of the war metaphor. Indeed, the appropriateness and the efficacy of a metaphor are not absolute values but depend on many factors such as context, audience and communicative purposes. Therefore, instead of attacking war metaphors it would be more useful to enrich the range of expressions to talk about the pandemic. What is really important is to never forget that expressive choices are never only words but a constitutive part of our experience of the world.
topic military speech
metaphor
url https://dnacamporesi.unibo.it/article/view/12314
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