Metaphors we are robbed by: a critical discourse analysis of ‘the national cake’ and Nigeria’s prebendal elite

This paper focuses on aspects of Nigerian corrupt practices and how perceptions of public service and leadership responsibilities are framed linguistically, or discursively, around predatory elitist interests. It is based on two premises. The first pertains to the ways in which the national wealth i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Text & talk 2022-11, Vol.42 (6), p.827-847
1. Verfasser:	Bello, Umar
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blogs Corpus analysis Corpus linguistics Critical discourse analysis critical metaphor analysis Discourse analysis idealized cognitive model Leadership Metaphor Metonymy national cake National wealth prebendalism Proximity
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