Metaphor (n the Turk(sh Pres(dent(al D(scourse
The article deals with the metaphor in political institutional discourse. The speeches of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan dated the summer of 2019 are the subject of the research. In Turkish and Russian linguistics this theme was taken into consideration only on the basis of mass media discourse, and the presidential one still wasn’t dwelt on in this aspect. In the article a cognitive approach is applied to the Turkish political metaphor. The source-subdomains of metaphorical expansion were focused on, the main metaphorical categories such as: anthropomorphic, natural, social, artefact were described. The target subdomains were deﬁned, in most cases there is a triune subject (country-people-we). “We” is of polysemantic and inclusive character, it is related to a certain community: people / audience - president / government. International organizations and associations of states or some concrete state in presidential political speeches may be considered as a target subdomain of political metaphor. While dealing with the main source subdomains its frequently used frames and slots are described. The military metaphor which has been widely spread nowadays both in mass media and political discourse of diﬀerent countries is also analyzed in the article. The main metaphorical models to which the president appeals in his speeches are highlighted such as: “country is a human being”, “our country is a house”, “terrorism is a killer”, “search for a solution is a movement”, “development is a movement”. Its developing metaphor scenarios are described. The role of verbs of movement in the creation of a metaphorical images and its’ relation to the concept of “road” are considered. The target subdomains are also dealt upon in connection with the emotional and evaluative aspect of metaphorical ﬁelds. The use of the slot “Accounting and Control” of “Business” frame in social metaphorical subdomain is a characteristic feature of the Turkish political metaphor. This metaphoric ﬁeld is based on the conceptual thesis: “we are responsible and reliable”. It is intended to recreate a positive perception of the authorities.