Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
Vol 15, No 2: December 2015, Nationally Accredited

METAPHORS AND ARGUMENTS TO SEMANTIC POLITICAL METAPHORS IN INDONESIAN MASS MEDIA AND ITS PERSUASIVE EFFECT TOWARD READERS

Yuli Widiana (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Madiun, Indonesia)
Roro Arielia Yustisiana (English Department, Faculty of Letters, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Madiun, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Feb 2016

Abstract

The research is aimed to describe kinds of political metaphors and their metaphorical meanings. Furthermore, the persuasive effect of political metaphors in mass media toward the readers is also analyzed based on certain parameters. The pragmatic equivalent method and the referential equivalent method are applied to analyze the data. The kinds of political metaphors include metaphors with nature as a parable, metaphors with plants as a parable, metaphors with terms from various fields, metaphors with common things as a parable, metaphors with particular verbs, and metaphors with particular adjectives. The readers could comprehend political metaphors well although their interest in political news is low. Apparently, the persuasive effect of political metaphors on the public is high. It becomes a trigger for people to take action to create a better political atmosphere.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

celt

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Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

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Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published biannually in the months of July and December with p-ISSN (printed): 1412-3320 & e-ISSN (electronic/online): 2502-4914 It presents articles around the area of culture, English ...