Conflict and warfare metaphors in the Nigerian media conceptualization of corruption
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6030918 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ikenna Kamalu (0000-0002-8137-1879, University of Port Harcourt, corresponding author), Okwudiri Anasiudu (0000-0002-0312-1110, University of Port Harcourt) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1008-1022 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Identities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-5843 • E-ISSN: 1472-5851 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14725843.2024.2310065 |
| OpenAlex | W4391361647 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The incidence of corruption in Nigeria is monumental, widespread, pervasive and endemic. Studies on corruption in Nigeria have been approached from diverse perspectives including insights from social sciences and humanities. This study is based on the tenets of Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT). The CMT approach expresses the role of language, culture and cognition in the communication of human experiences. The underlying motivation for conceptualizing corruption as warfare is because it is pervasive, dangerous and destructive and can stifle national development. The Nigerian media have been at the forefront of reporting cases of public sector corruption and in doing so have deployed different metaphorical frames in conceptualizing the phenomenon. This study chiefly investigates the dominant use of conflict and war metaphors in the conceptualization and communication of corruption and anti-corruption discourses in the Nigerian media. Thus, this study uses insights from CMT to unearth and analyze some of the metaphorical schemes and categories that have been used by six Nigerian newspapers, namely; The Guardian, The Punch, Daily Trust, The Nation, Vanguard and Sun to represent corruption and anti-corruption rhetoric
Computer security · Conceptualization · Criminology · Language change · Law and economics · Linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Computer Science · English Language Learning and Teaching · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Law · Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |