The Conceptual Metaphor of "Path" and "Transformation of Justice" In The Foreign Policy Discourse of The 13th Government (With Emphasis on the Speeches of President at the Annual Assembly of the United Nations)

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Article 20, Volume 12, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24, June 2024, Pages 491-513   

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: 10.22067/irlip.2024.86105.1485

Authors

Seyed Hashem Moniri¹; Seyed Hossein Athari^{* 2}

¹Ph.D Candidate In Political Science (Political Thoughts), Faculty of Law and Political Sciences Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; Mashhad, Iran.

²Associate Professor In Political Science, Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad; Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

This research tries to investigate the conceptual context of the foreign policy of the 13th government by using the theoretical framework of cognitive linguistics and the " Pragglejaz" method. The most fundamental strategy of the 13th government's foreign policy is justice-oriented order and solving international issues based on order and justice. Obstacles in reaching this goal may slow down or stop the desired path. The understanding of this path can be represented and understood in the speeches and context of the government. The main question is, what conceptual metaphors has the 13th government used in the discourse of justice-oriented order? The hypothesis is that the "path" metaphor is the most frequent concept in the discourse of Mr. Raisi's government. The findings show that unfair relations, injustice, and discrimination due to the "mind" and the "global capitalist system" centered on the United States prevent the achievement of this path; This obstacle can be rebuilt by creating a "jihadi transformation". The results show that language expressions and mental space in the foreign policy apparatus are structures that create "meaning" between the "addressee" and "others" through direct correlation with events.

Keywords

Iran; The Conceptual Metaphor of The Path; George Lakoff; The Discourse of Transformation

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