Voice in Political Discourse
Castro, Chavez, Bush and Their Strategic Use of Language
1st Edition
Published on 13. October 2011
208 pages
978-1-4411-7397-3 (ISBN)
Description
Politicians enact three main roles in political discourse - narrator, interlocutor and character - to achieve specific goals. This book explains these roles and how they constitute discursive strategies, correlating with political aims. In short: politicians evoke voices in discourse to strategically position themselves in relation to social actors and events. The book describes these strategies and analyzes the manner in which they are employed by three very different politicians - Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and George W. Bush. The roles are studied cross-culturally and from different ideological backgrounds.
This book explains how political ideologies are constructed, defined and redefined by linguistic means, showing specific ways in which politicians manipulate language to achieve the goals on their political agenda. It applies new methodological approaches to the analysis of political discourse and also contributes to the sparse literature on political discourse analysis of Spanish-speaking politicians.
This book explains how political ideologies are constructed, defined and redefined by linguistic means, showing specific ways in which politicians manipulate language to achieve the goals on their political agenda. It applies new methodological approaches to the analysis of political discourse and also contributes to the sparse literature on political discourse analysis of Spanish-speaking politicians.
Reviews / Votes
Antonio Reyes draws on complementary interdisciplinary methodologies to introduce a diverse academic audience to three roles enacted by international politicians ... the book is a useful and interesting case-study approach to analyzing international political discourses. * New West Indian Guide *More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-7397-3 (9781441173973)
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Book
03/2013
Bloomsbury Academic
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Person
Antonio Reyes is Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Languages at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, USA.
Content
1. Introduction
2. Language and Politics
3. The Narrator's Role
4. The Interlocutor's Role
5. The Role of Character
6.Comparative Analysis
7. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
2. Language and Politics
3. The Narrator's Role
4. The Interlocutor's Role
5. The Role of Character
6.Comparative Analysis
7. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
