Author, as appears in the article.: Dekavalla, Marina; Montagut, Marta;

Department: Estudis de Comunicació

URV's Author/s: Montagut Calvo, Marta

Keywords: Public-opinion Discourse Catalan

Abstract: This article draws on metaphor and framing theory to build on our understanding of how metaphor works to frame issues. It suggests that metaphors not only may operate as frames in themselves, but they can also combine in hierarchies of metaphoric frames which together co-construct superordinate metaphoric or non-metaphoric frames. Using insights from theory on mixed metaphor, metaphor hierarchies and scenarios, the article introduces the new concept metaphoric frame networks to explain interconnections and relationships between frames and metaphors within the same texts, which could at first appear to be unrelated. The article proposes a set of criteria by which a metaphoric frame network can be defined and distinguished from simpler frames. The argument of the article is then illustrated through an empirical analysis of the process frame in television coverage of the 2015 Catalan regional election. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Thematic Areas: Media studies and communication Linguistics Cultural studies Communication Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas

ISSN: 22116958

Author's mail: marta.montagut@urv.cat

Author identifier: 0000-0002-0270-9983

Record's date: 2023-02-18

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion

Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2211695818300199

Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/

Papper original source: Discourse Context & Media. 26 74-81

APA: Dekavalla, Marina; Montagut, Marta; (2018). Constructing issues in the media through metaphoric frame networks. Discourse Context & Media, 26(), 74-81. DOI: 10.1016/j.dcm.2018.05.003

Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.dcm.2018.05.003

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

Publication Type: Journal Publications