METAPHORICAL MEANS OF VERBALIZATION OF THE CONCEPT "ESPAÑA" IN THE CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN SPAIN
This work studies metaphorical means used to represent the concept “Spain” in Spanish contemporary political discourse. Analysis of political discourse as an instrument of manipulation lets outline the contemporary image of the country and follow the political parties' position regarding the concept “Spain”, which is an indispensable part of the wider concept “Native land”. The work represents metaphorical models in official documents of the Spanish political parties “Partido Popular”, “Partido Socialista Obrero Español”, “Unión, Progreso y Democracia” and “Podemos” used to represent the features of the contemporary image of Spain. This research, being a linguistic analysis of political discourse, helps to understand the party's attitude to contemporary conditions of life in Spain, and, therefore, the peculiarities of the each party's policy.