Legitimisation in political discourse : a cross-disciplinary perspective on the modern US war rhetoric /

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How did the G.W. Bush administration manage to persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq in March 2003? How was this intervention, and the global campaign named as "war-on-terror," legitimised linguistically? This book shows that the best legitimisation effects in political discourse are acc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cap, Piotr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010.
Edición:2nd rev. ed.
Temas:
2001-2011
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States.
English language > United States > Rhetoric.
Discourse analysis > United States.
Guerre contre le terrorisme, 2001-2009.
Guerre en Irak, 2003-2011.
Discours politique > États-Unis.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Rhétorique.
Linguistics.
Iraq War.
Propaganda.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Discourse analysis
English language > Rhetoric
Rhetoric > Political aspects
Iraq
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:How did the G.W. Bush administration manage to persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq in March 2003? How was this intervention, and the global campaign named as "war-on-terror," legitimised linguistically? This book shows that the best legitimisation effects in political discourse are accomplished through the use of "proximization"--A cognitive-rhetorical strategy that draws on the speaker's ability to present events as directly and increasingly affecting the addressee, usually in a negative ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 174 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.
ISBN:9781443845533
1443845531

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