Metaphors in the Romanian Political Discourse

Many political myths are linguistically shaped through the use of metaphors in Romania media. The social occasion when a text is produced influences the public opinion through the features of the situation and the purposes of the participants. The present paper examines the ever-present political discourse of Romanian politicians and the significance beyond the words chosen to render it, in view of identifying not only recurrent patterns but also pragmatic functions rising to the surface. The domains under scrutiny range from “family” to “sports” and “war”, proving that the most popular areas of interest have the strongest manipulative force.