Metaphors in the discursive construction of patriotism: The case of Hong Kong's constitutional reform debate

Discourse and Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 273-294

  Flowerdew, John ^a   Leong, Solomon ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Constitutional reform; Democracy; Discursive construction; Hegemony; Hong Kong; Intercultural discourse; Metaphor; News discourse; Patriotism; Political discourse

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248572113     PISSN: 09579265     EISSN: 14603624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957926507075476     Document Type: Article

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