Lexical Pequliareties of Modern Political Speeches
INTRODUCTION
The main aim of this graduation paper is to show lexical peculiarities in modern political discourse.
The structure of the given graduation paper is the following: an introduction, two chapters, a conclusion and a bibliography. The aim of the first chapter entitled «The nature of political discourse» is to give a brief survey of the nature of Political discourse and lexical peculiarities of political discourse analysis.
Discourse refers to expressing oneself using words. Discourses are used in everyday contexts for building power and knowledge, for regulation and normalization, for the development of new knowledge and power relations, and for control. Discourse has a social nature and it matters to people as it is used all the time. What all discourse analyses share is their basis in texts.
The study of political discourse has been around for as long as politics itself. Political discourse analysis is a field of discourse analysis which focuses on discourse in political forums (such as debates, speeches, and hearings). Politicians in this sense are the group of people who are being paid for their (political) activities, and who are being elected or appointed (or self-designated) as the central players in the polity. Linguists are interested in the words and structures politicians use to create a certain view of the world. This word view will be directly linked to their purpose and audience and will affect the language they choose in order to achieve a set goal. Lexical and syntactical choices can affect the voters, persuading them to vote for certain policies or personalities. Political language can be recognized in a variety of forms but in each case lexical and syntactical choices are directly linked to the audience, purpose and context of the discourse. Politicians aim to represent society as it really is, they can use language to adapt reality to suit their purposes. It is therefore useful to identify any use of
The main aim of this graduation paper is to show lexical peculiarities in modern political discourse.
The structure of the given graduation paper is the following: an introduction, two chapters, a conclusion and a bibliography. The aim of the first chapter entitled «The nature of political discourse» is to give a brief survey of the nature of Political discourse and lexical peculiarities of political discourse analysis.
Discourse refers to expressing oneself using words. Discourses are used in everyday contexts for building power and knowledge, for regulation and normalization, for the development of new knowledge and power relations, and for control. Discourse has a social nature and it matters to people as it is used all the time. What all discourse analyses share is their basis in texts.
The study of political discourse has been around for as long as politics itself. Political discourse analysis is a field of discourse analysis which focuses on discourse in political forums (such as debates, speeches, and hearings). Politicians in this sense are the group of people who are being paid for their (political) activities, and who are being elected or appointed (or self-designated) as the central players in the polity. Linguists are interested in the words and structures politicians use to create a certain view of the world. This word view will be directly linked to their purpose and audience and will affect the language they choose in order to achieve a set goal. Lexical and syntactical choices can affect the voters, persuading them to vote for certain policies or personalities. Political language can be recognized in a variety of forms but in each case lexical and syntactical choices are directly linked to the audience, purpose and context of the discourse. Politicians aim to represent society as it really is, they can use language to adapt reality to suit their purposes. It is therefore useful to identify any use of
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