“Linking the dots” : metaphors in the narrative of self-justification by former President Zuma

dc.contributor.authorMaritz, Ansie
dc.contributor.authorVan Rooy, Bertus
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-17T04:49:16Z
dc.date.available2022-05-17T04:49:16Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractFormer South African President Jacob Zuma recently delivered his opening statement at the Zondo Commission in order to address his implication in state capture. Instead of systematically addressing factual aspects, Zuma narrated events in a manner which set him up as strategic key in understanding the “true” reasons for South Africa’s current situation. This article aims to understand the metaphors that build up the conceptual system in terms of which Zuma articulates his self-defence during this appearance, within the broader context of frames and scenarios. Two main frames unite the metaphorical expressions: the frames of warfare and journeys. In order to structure his argument, Zuma capitalises on the way in which these metaphors highlight and hide important factors, but he also manipulates overlapping elements by exploiting the grey area between the literal and metaphorical interpretation of his language.en_US
dc.description.departmentAfrikaansen_US
dc.description.librarianam2022en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rlms20en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnsie Maritz & Bertus van Rooy (2021) “Linking the Dots”: Metaphors in the Narrative of Self-Justification by Former President Zuma, Language Matters, 52:1, 30-49, DOI: 10.1080/10228195.2021.1885478.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1022-8195 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1753-5395 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/10228195.2021.1885478
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85222
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUnisa Pressen_US
dc.rights© 2021 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License.en_US
dc.subjectMetaphoren_US
dc.subjectTextual analysisen_US
dc.subjectJacob Zumaen_US
dc.subjectState captureen_US
dc.subjectZondo Commissionen_US
dc.subjectSouth African politicsen_US
dc.subject.otherHumanities articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.title“Linking the dots” : metaphors in the narrative of self-justification by former President Zumaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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