Spring as a seasonal political metaphor : the Prague and Arab Spring in presidential rhetoric.

dc.contributor.advisorGerber, Matthew G.
dc.contributor.authorCook, John W. (John William), 1989-
dc.contributor.departmentCommunication.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsBaylor University. Dept. of Communication.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-11T13:21:15Z
dc.date.available2014-06-11T13:21:15Z
dc.date.copyright2014-05
dc.date.issued2014-06-11
dc.description.abstractPresidential rhetoric has historically adopted the common metaphor of “spring as political change” which serves as a metonymic naming of political periods or events characterized by change and vitality. This “spring as political change” metaphor has been influential through history in naming a varied group of political activities and changes. This study focuses on “the Arab Spring” and the “Prague Spring” as “spring as political change” metaphors that have shaped and defined presidential rhetoric on the issues they purport to describe. In isolating the dimensions of the spring metaphor at work in presidential rhetoric, this study demonstrates that this “spring as political change” metaphor reflects and projects certain values in order to make the conclusions or associations of the rhetor appear natural, logical, or otherwise necessary to complete the metaphoric meanings initiated by this metaphor.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9056
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide access.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsAccess changed 9/22/15.
dc.subjectPresidential rhetoric.en_US
dc.subjectMetaphoric criticism.en_US
dc.subjectThe Arab Spring.en_US
dc.subjectThe Prague Spring.en_US
dc.titleSpring as a seasonal political metaphor : the Prague and Arab Spring in presidential rhetoric.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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