Christian Burgers

Psychology · Social Sciences

32h-index3.6kcitations146works1.62yr avg
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Research Topics

Language, Metaphor, and Cognition(66), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies(36), Humor Studies and Applications(28), Media Influence and Health(16), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies(11)

Publications146 total

A metaphor is sóóó creative but unclear: The effect of metaphorical health campaign slogans and markers on creativity, clarity, and appreciation
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2026
Thinking out of the box: Production of direct metaphor in a social-media context
OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)·2026
Laughing Through the Myths: Using Satirical Humor to Counter Misinformation About Contraceptives on Social Media
Health Communication·2025Open Access
More engagement equals more persuasion? How entertainment experiences predict attitudinal effects of satirical news articles
Humor - International Journal of Humor Research·2025Open Access
Types, methods, and evaluations of artificial intelligence (AI) in public communication research in the early phases of adoption: a systematic review
Annals of the International Communication Association·2025· 2 cited
Satire Omnivores: Characteristics of Dutch Viewers of American Satire
Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschappen·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Chapter 19 Political Satire
2024· 4 citedOpen Access
The underlying mechanisms of the persuasiveness of different types of satirical news messages
Discourse Processes·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
“Climate-Solutions Polarization”: A Value-based Approach to Understanding Polarization Dynamics around Biomass in Dutch Media Discourse
Environmental Communication·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Metaphor and gender: are words associated with source domains perceived in a gendered way?
Linguistics Vanguard·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Organisations, Media, and Society
2024Open Access
Making the Unseen Seen: The Role of Signaling and Novelty in Rating Metaphors
Journal of Psycholinguistic Research·2024Open Access
7. Organisations, Media, and Society
Amsterdam University Press eBooks·2024Open Access
Taming our Wild Data
Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Organisations, Media, and Society
Amsterdam University Press eBooks·2024· 1 cited
Irony and Satire
Cambridge University Press eBooks·2023
When “Sometimes” Means “Often”: How Stereotypes Affect Interpretations of Quantitative Expressions
Journal of Language and Social Psychology·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Stereotypical Questions: How Stereotypes About Conversation Partners Are Reflected in Question Formulations
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
MSDIP: A Method for Coding Source Domains in Metaphor Analysis
Metaphor and Symbol·2023· 15 citedOpen Access
Metaphorical Humor in Satirical News Shows: A Content Analysis
Metaphor and Symbol·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gerard J. Steen(15), Britta C. Brugman(10), Elly A. Konijn(9), Camiel J. Beukeboom(9), W. Gudrun Reijnierse(7), M.J.P. van Mulken(6), Tina Krennmayr(6), Allison Eden(4), Peter Jan Schellens(4), Amber Boeynaems(3), Ellen Droog(3), Sander Buningh(2), Nadia A.J.D. Bij de Vaate(2), Kiki Y. Renardel de Lavalette(2), Marianna Bolognesi(2), Lisa Sparks(2), Anneke de Graaf(2), Kathleen Ahrens(2), Mélisande D. van Engelenburg(1), Marlies A. R. Iepsma(1)