Metaphors of Brexit No Cherries on the Cake?
‘In this timely monograph, the author applies his Critical Metaphor Analysis approach with masterly skill to the jargon of Brexit and the Brexit debate. The frames, myths, scripts and arguments for and against Britain's withdrawal from the EU are revealed
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Jonathan Charteris-Black
Metaphors of Brexit
Jonathan Charteris-Black
Metaphors of Brexit No Cherries on the Cake?
Jonathan Charteris-Black Faculty of Arts, Creative Industries and Education University of the West of England Bristol, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-28767-2 ISBN 978-3-030-28768-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28768-9 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Harry J Milburn This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
For many Brexit is equated with division, contention and discord—yet it can also tell us a great deal about human nature and human morality. For ‘Leavers’ and ‘Remainers’ alike a study of the metaphors of Brexit may contribute to a better understanding of the language and moral thought of British people in the earlier part of the twenty-first century. The outcome of the 2016 Referendum shocked most commentators since economists and other experts had warned against leaving the European Union after 43 years of membership and very few pollsters had predicted that they would. The decision to leave originated in a gut reaction against ‘Brussels’ among a majority rather than, perhaps, in a fully rounded assessment of the national interest. Yet should we have been so surprised? There is an increasing amount of research that shows that human decisions are often not rational and are made on the basis of moral and emotional judgements rooted in intuition: in ‘heart’ rather than ‘head’. In this book, I explore the insights offered by metaphors, and related aspects of language, into why the case to Leave the European Union proved more convincing to a majority of voters than the case to Rem
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