scholarly journals Decoding Manipulative Strategies and Ideological Features in Trump’s Speech on the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Critical Political Discourse Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. p14
Author(s):  
Franck Amoussou ◽  
Nathalie J. A. Aguessy
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Power And Control ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
The One ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
And Control

The novel coronavirus is one of the most tragic epidemic diseases the world has ever faced thus far. Therefore, the governments of all countries have taken a range of measures against it. This article preforms a critical analysis on a political discourse, notably president Trump’s March 11, 2020 speech about the global pandemic. Using a multi- disciplinary approach as suggested by representatives of critical discourse analysis, it attempts to unpack or decipher the ideologies behind the discourse on the one hand, and to reveal how the discourse contributes to manipulating the public opinion through structural and contextual features of power and control, on the other hand.

“Political-Discourse” Analysis and the Debate Over Canada's Lobbying Legislation

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Stark
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Public ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
Policy Ideas ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
The One

AbstractRecently, students of public policy making in North America have added the analysis of “political discourse” to the tools of their trade. According to the “political discourse” school, the extent to which policy ideas gain acceptability cannot always be explained rationally in terms of their logical or empirical validity, nor instrumentally in terms of the interests they serve. Often, their careers must be accounted for, at least in part, by a detailed exploration of their ideological assumptions and appeal, and their rhetorical structure and persuasiveness. Despite its many plausible and promising features, this type of analysis has, to date, rarely been performed in specific instances of policy discourse. The author presents a “political-discourse” analysis of the 1985–1988 debate over Canada's Bill C-82, “An Act Respecting the Registration of Lobbyists.” That debate brought together some of Canada's most factually informed and instrumentally motivated policy actors. Nevertheless, the participants uniformly based their arguments on broad assumptions unsubstantiated by empirical analysis, and advanced those arguments in the rhetoric of the public good and democratic theory. The author concludes that underlying the two basic positions taken in debate over C-82—support for a regime of substantial disclosure of lobbying activity on the one hand, and opposition to disclosure on the other—were two competing sets of assumptions concerning the nature and workings of the faculties of reason and perception in politics.

On conductive argumentation

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-106
Author(s):  
Rasool Moradi-Joz ◽  
Saeed Ketabi ◽  
Mansoor Tavakoli
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
Iranian Government

Abstract Inspired by Aristotle and modern political theory, Fairclough and Fairclough (2012) introduce a model into Political Discourse Analysis (PDA) on the basis of deliberation and conductive argumentation (reasoning). This study makes an attempt to appraise the efficacy and adequacy of this model through examining Trump’s UN speech on Iran in 2017 in the light of other mainstream analytic tools and frameworks of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). The findings suggest that the model is a step toward including the cognitive interface in PDA, and that the premises adduced in Trump’s speech could serve the purpose of delegitimizing Iranian government and ‘Iranoregimephobia’, hence calling for confronting Iran. It is concluded that if integrated with other approaches, the model could serve to possibly counter-balance the subjectivity and skepticism associated with CDA-oriented studies, thus possibly proving itself as a practical, effective, and informative tool for the critical study of political discourse.

scholarly journals Women’s Participation in Politics as Represented in the Novel “In Praise of Hatred”

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Nor Fatin Abdul Jabar ◽  
Kamariah Yunus ◽  
Nurul Fatihah Muhamad Nazmi ◽  
Muhammad Farriz Aziz ◽  
Nurul Afiqah Muhammad Zani
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Representation Of Women ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
Politics And Gender ◽  
And Gender

In today’s reality, there is a definite gap when it comes to men’s and women’s participation in politics. It can be seen that the society prefers men to lead them, make decisions and solve problems. The society assumes men to have better leadership qualities, but people tend to be sceptical when it comes to women. In Syria, men’s responsibilities as leaders and the ones who make decisions are valued highly by the Syrian society. They believe that men’s power and abilities to lead are more stable, prosperous and secure than women. Among the society, women are considered as subordinates and excluded from negotiations. This matter is highlighted in Syrian literature too, especially in novels and writings since masculinity, is practiced in Syrian society. This present study attempted to investigate the gender stereotypes on politics portrayed in the novel “In Praise of Hatred”, by Khaled Khalifa. The present study employed a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) approach to investigate the pragmatic representation of politics portrayed in the controversial Syrian novel. The findings focused on the representation of women in politics. To this end, Van Dijk’s Social-political Discourse Analysis Approach was adopted to reveal the ideology behind the constructions. The issues of gender and politics were analysed based on the pragmatic representation in the novel. Adopting the Social-political Discourse Analysis approach under Sociocognitive Discourse Studies (SCDS), the criteria of social aspects (politics and gender) were being looked at thoroughly. Regarding subject positions, the data analysis showed that the portrayal of gender is always biased and women’s participation in politics is not encouraged.

scholarly journals Exploring the Use of Covid-19 as a New Pre-Text in Trump’s Political Discourse

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 20-30
Author(s):  
Grasiella K. Harb ◽  
Youssef M. Serhan
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Systemic Functional Linguistics ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Public

With the rise in the spate of deaths in America and the failure of Trump in containing coronavirus pandemic, the president is losing his hopes of winning the coming presidential election. Amidst Trump’s confusion, Covid-19 becomes a pre-text in his political rhetoric in an attempt to blame China for the pandemic, raise tension between U.S. and Beijing, and regain credibility from the public. Accordingly, the research paper aims to explore how Trump’s outrageous language unveils his ideological hegemony and contributes to the spread of xenophobia towards China. A multidisciplinary qualitative analysis was adopted to analyze one of Trump’s blunt political discourse. The analysis was based on Fairclough and Van Dijk’s Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) model, along with Halliday’s Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) Model. The findings of the study are significant in raising the public’s awareness of the manipulative social function of language in enhancing racism and inequality of power between nations.

scholarly journals POLITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SPIEGEL BIOGRAPHY (Versuch einer Politischen Diskursanalyse der Spiegel Biografie)

2019 ◽  
Vol X (28) ◽  
pp. 147-170
Author(s):  
Sandra Lukšić
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Key Words And Phrases ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Political Biography ◽  
Linguistic Resources ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
Potential Impact

In the present article the biographical portrait of Wladimir Putin is examined in Spiegel Biografie 5/17 as part of a political discourse analysis (PDA), the subdiscipline of critical discourse analysis (CDA).The analysis comprises 31 texts: press comments, interviews, diary excerpts and speeches. The objectives of the analysis are based on two aspects: the use of specific language resources in discourse fragments (texts) and their potential impact on readers in different contexts. The use of various language resources is analyzed at the lexicalsemantic and pragmatic level. The analysis shows that the political biography can be regarded as a model for the discursive profiling of politicians. The use of certain positively and negatively charged key words and phrases, pronouns and verbs creates a discursive model in which the affection of the supporters is opposed to the criticism of the opponents. Keywords: mirror biography; political discourse analysis; critical discourse analysis; discourse fragments; linguistic resources; discursive profile building.

Political discourse analysis in operation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Xiuzhi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
Qualitative Thematic Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
National Newspaper ◽  
The Belt And Road

Abstract After implementing of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for four years, the Chinese government convened the BRI Summits in Beijing in 2017 and 2019, respectively. This article will address the questions of how the summits were covered in translated news by using empirical data from news published on the Reference News, a state-owned newspaper that publishes translated news, in comparison to news carried in People’s Daily, an authoritative national newspaper in China. Situated in the framework of political discourse analysis (PDA) within critical discourse analysis (CDA) and using the method of qualitative thematic analysis, the study shows that translated news is a platform where contentious ideologies are at play and where dominant ones leave little room for the confrontational. In this process, translators are submissive actors whose work is navigated by the agenda set by the authorities in either legitimizing or representing frames in mainstream media.

scholarly journals Political discourse as practical reasoning: A case study of a British Prime Minister candidate speech

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 74-86
Author(s):  
Lucyna Harmon
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Practical Reasoning ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
British Prime Minister ◽  
The One

The paper outlines the method of political discourse analysis proposed by I. Fairclough & N. Fairclough (2012), who point to argumentative and deliberative nature of political discourse as practical reasoning that aims to decide a problem-solving action in a given situation. The novelty of this approach is explained through references to its established alternatives as focused on representation and power relations. The above mentioned method is applied to the British PM campaign candidacy speech by Andrea Leadsom to test how it works in the case of this type of political discourse which is different from the one originally examined. On this occasion, the meaning of the term ‘discourse’ is illustrated through the practical necessity of involving in the analyses the extra-linguistic and intertextual context.

scholarly journals Political Discourse Study : Language and Gender in Mass Media Interview

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dikky fradana
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Communicative Behavior ◽  
Language And Gender ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Aspect

In this paper  political discourse is defined  through the base of european, Russian, American review. The hypothesis is gender identification on communicative behavior which is dictated by the choice of Unequivocal and equivocal speech marker presenting on the base of model of description in concord of taking into account gender aspect. The model geometrically has eight parameters : contact emotionally, communicative self-presentation theatrical nature, thematic orientation, politeness, tolerance, communicative leadership, agency, power-control. This paper used political discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis quantitive and qualitative analysis as method in investigation.

scholarly journals Us Presidents’ Political Discourse Analysis: George W. Bush and Barack Obama. A Pragmatics Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
Abbas Hussein Tarish
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Barack Obama ◽  
The Political ◽  
Word Choice ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Discourse Analysis ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Way

AbstractAn examination of the political discourse of presidents establishes an understanding of the factors that influence word choice and communication. Most notably, the context provided by presidents in their political discourse conveys the meaning intended by the speeches, which then influences the way the public reacts to what they have to say. Through knowledge of these factors, linguists can develop a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between language and the perceptions of American presidents by both Americans and non-Americans. The purpose of this paper is to examine the political discourse of two American presidents – George W. Bush and Barack Obama – in order to identify the overall message intended by their speeches and the factors that influence their discourse.

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