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This thesis explores the extent and effects of militarized language in modern American coverage of climate change. Research on framing theory, metaphor theory, and militarized language provides background to original research about the form and prevalence of phrases like “battling climate change” and “war on global warming”. Articles from three leading U.S. newspapers published from 2006-2009 were analyzed for instances of militarized language and the use of specific words were tallied. Militarized language was found in 1.5% of articles published throughout the time period studied. Though there has been no apparent empirical testing on the subject, theoretical research described in this thesis indicates that users should avoid militarized language because leading scholars have proposed few potential benefits and many drawbacks of a metaphorical association with war. |
