International Journal of Literature and Language Studies
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): International Journal of Literature and Language Studies

METAPHORICAL FRAMING OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ENGLISH NEWS DISCOURSE

Sophie Mueller (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Mar 2026

Abstract

This article investigates metaphorical framing of climate change in English news discourse within the broader field of linguistics and applied language studies. The study uses a specialised corpus of 95 recent English-language news reports and editorials on climate policy and applies corpus-assisted metaphor identification followed by semantic grouping of source domains. The main finding is that war, journey, disease, and market metaphors were used to frame urgency, responsibility, risk, and political choice. The article argues that metaphor analysis reveals how news language guides public understanding of environmental action. The discussion is relevant to researchers, teachers, curriculum designers, and graduate students who need concise but systematic models of linguistic inquiry.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijlls

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Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

The mission of the International Journal of Literature and Language Studies (IJLLS) is to provide readers with the development of language studies in linguistics and literature. In addition to manuscripts that center on the study, we welcome manuscripts on a wide range of topics relating to the ...