Voice in political discourse : Castro, Chávez, Bush and their strategic use of language / Antonio Reyes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reyes, Antonio.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis.

Politicians--Language.

Political science--Terminology.

Politicians.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

192 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, [2011]

Summary:

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 - Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Language and Politics 17

Chapter 3 The Narrator's Role 43

Chapter 4 The Interlocutor's Role 61

Chapter 5 The Character's Role 97

Chapter 6 Comparative Analysis 117

Chapter 7 Concluding Remarks 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-162) and index.

ISBN:

9781441177827

1441177825

9781441173973

1441173978

9781441134202

1441134204

OCLC:

751743336