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«Yes We Can»: Barack Obama's Proverbial Rhetoric

«Yes We Can»: Barack Obama's Proverbial Rhetoric

Mieder, Wolfgang

Paperback

English as a Second LanguageGeneral ReferenceGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1433106671
ISBN13: 9781433106675
Publisher: Peter Lang Us
Published: May 2 2009
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
As President Barack Obama outlined his promise for change during the presidential campaign, he made effective use of proverbs and proverbial phrases, and invented many quotable epithets that have all the makings of future proverbs. This book examines how Obama's natural and authentic reliance on traditional metaphors enhances his impressive rhetoric, rather than reducing it to mere sound bites. Proverbs, with their often colorful metaphors, add expressiveness and emotion to his communications, giving people the opportunity to follow his pragmatic or philosophical arguments through common language. No matter the subject, Obama's prose contains metaphorical language that makes his rhetoric and oratory universally accessible.

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