<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An 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.</p></abstract>

An 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.

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

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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An examination of the political discourse of presidents establishes an understanding of the factors that influence word choice and communication. Most notably,...

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

Publié en ligne: 05 déc. 2019

Pages: 128 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2019-0016

Mots clés
discourse analysis, linguistics, pragmatics, US presidents

© 2019 Abbas Hussein Tarish, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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

Publié en ligne: 05 déc. 2019

Pages: 128 - 134

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2019-0016

Mots clésdiscourse analysis, linguistics, pragmatics, US presidents

© 2019 Abbas Hussein Tarish, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
discourse analysis, linguistics, pragmatics, US presidents