Returning to something
Crna Gora se zaputila ka svom prirodnom staništu. Dakle, na žalost, Crna Gora je sa drugim balkanskim državama dobar dio svoje istorije tumarala po vanevropskim bespućima. Ulaskom u NATo, i približavanju EU mi se vraćamo svojoj evropskoj kući.
Montenegro is heading toward its natural habitat.
Journey Domain
The metaphors of JOURNEY enhance persuasion because they conceptualise any political activity so that it is referred to as a journey with positively evaluated destination (Koller and Semino, 2009: 12). Those metaphors suggest to recipients that politicians are aware of where themselves or the state really wants to go. Recipients are also aware that it is sometimes necessary to exercise patience and overcome obstacles which come in their way (Borčić, et al.
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So, unfortunately, with other Balkan countries,
Montenegro has been wandering around non-European pathless wilderness
to be determined
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for a good part of its history. By joining NATO, and approaching the EU,
we are returning to our European home.
Function Frame
JOURNEY metaphors can be used to evoke feelings of change, breaking with the past, especially when the past is characterised as destructive. However, when the past is described positively, the metaphor of journey can be an effective rhetorical device for emphasising continuity or returning to something that has been characterised as good.
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