ISBN:
9780190236618
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
,
illustrations (black and white)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.240973
Keywords:
Rhetoric Political aspects
;
Communication in politics
;
Presidents Language
;
Pragmatics Political aspects
;
Discourse analysis Political aspects
Abstract:
John Wilson provides a pragmatic analysis of presidential language. Pragmatics is concerned with linguistic 'meaning in context', or the relationship between 'what we say' and 'what we mean'. Hence, he explores the various ways in which US presidents have used language within specific social contexts to achieve specific objectives. This may include obfuscation, misdirection, the use of metaphor or ambiguity, or in some cases simply lying. He concentrates on six presidents: John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack H. Obama.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 20, 2015)
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199858804.001.0001
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199858804.001.0001
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