Figurative framing: Shaping public discourse through metaphor, hyperbole, and irony

By Christian Burgers, Elly A. Konijn, Gerard Steen. 2016

250 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory, Philosophy

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Christian Burgers
2. Elly A. Konijn
3. A. Boeynaems
4. Barbara Vis
5. Britta C. Brugman
6. Gerard Steen
7. T. Krennmayr
8. Gudrun Reijnierse

In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Christian Burgers
2. A. Boeynaems
3. Elly A. Konijn
4. Barbara Vis
5. Britta C. Brugman
6. Gerard Steen
7. John A. Barnden
8. Andrew Gargett

In Philosophy

1. Christian Burgers
2. Gerard Steen
3. Barbara Vis
4. Britta C. Brugman

Citations in the corpus

• Metaphorical framing in political discourse through words vs. concepts: a meta-analysis (2019, result): “In line with previous research that brought together approaches on metaphor and framing (e.g., Burgers et al., 2016; Semino et al., 2018), we therefore argue that the two levels of analysis need to be considered complementary.”
• The Effects of Metaphorical Framing on Political Persuasion: A Systematic Literature Review (2017, background): “Thereby, as argued by Burgers, Konijn, and Steen (2016), metaphors can fulfill one or more of the functions of framing as defined by Entman (1993): they can foreground a particular problem definition, give a causal interpretation, address a problem evaluation and/or promote a possible problem…”