In:Evaluative Discourse Metaphor in Online Communities
Mateusz-Milan Stanojević and Ljiljana Šarić
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 106] 2025
► pp. 197–229
Chapter 7Building communities through metaphorical play and metaphorical
chains
Published online: 4 August 2025
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.106.c7
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.106.c7
Article outline
- 7.1Introduction
- 7.2Example and definitions of metaphorical play
- 7.3How metaphorical play varies
- 7.4Metaphorical play in user comments in political discourse
- 7.5Metaphorical play in forum discourse dealing with personal and interpersonal topics
- 7.6Metaphorical chains
- 7.6.1Analysis of the metaphorical chain in ForumPS
- 7.6.2Features of metaphorical chains
- 7.6.3Is metaphorical chaining a one-off occurrence?
- 7.7Play frames, metaphors, and evaluation across discourses
- 7.8Conclusion
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