Analysing Political Speeches: Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor

ISBN-13: 9781352003963 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 298 str.

Jonathan Charteris-Black

Spis treści

Preface.- PART I: TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO RHETORIC, ORATORY AND DISCOURSE.- 1. Classical Rhetoric: Artistic Proofs and Arrangement.- 2. Classical Rhetoric – Style and Figures.- 3. Cohesion and Coherence in Discourse.- 4. Ad Hominem Arguments.- PART II: CRITICAL APPROACHES TO DISCOURSE.- 5. Critical Analysis: Context and Persuasion.- 6. Social Agency and Modality.- 7. The Discourse-Historical Approach.- PART III: CRITICAL METAPHOR ANALYSIS.- 8. Researching Metaphor in Public Communication.- 9. Critical Metaphor Methodology.- 10. Purposeful Metaphor and Social Cognition.- 11. Rounding up: David Cameron's European Union Speech.- Comments on Exercises/Further Reading and References.- Glossary.

O autorze

Jonathan Charteris-Black is Professor of Linguistics at the University of the West of England, UK. He is the author of Corpus Approaches to Critical Metaphor Analysis (2004); Politicians and Rhetoric: The Persuasive Power of Metaphor 2nd edition (2011); The Communication of Leadership (2010) and (with Seale, C) Gender and the Language of Illness (2010) as well as numerous articles and book chapters.

Blurb

‘Both ambitious and appealing, this truly innovative book is a must-read for students and scholars across the social sciences.’ – Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UK

‘A masterly introduction to the critical linguistic analysis of political speeches and political discourse in general.’ – Andreas Musolff, University of East Anglia, UK

What makes a political speech ‘great’? Which approaches can be used to analyse discourse? How can you use these to become a more persuasive communicator?

Exploring speeches by public figures including Emma Watson, Tony Blair, Donald Trump, Julia Gillard and Lady Gaga, this engaging text explains the ways in which political speeches can be analysed. It examines the role of language in speeches, and how it can be used to challenge or reinforce prevailing social, cultural and political attitudes.

Fully updated to reflect the various genres and styles of political discourse used today, this new edition:

• investigates a wide range of traditional and critical approaches to discourse analysis
  
• illustrates discourse theories with worked examples
  
• deconstructs famous political speeches in each chapter
  
• features exercises with commentaries, suggestions for further reading and an extensive glossary
  
• contains a new chapter on ad hominem arguments and impoliteness
  

Analysing Political Speeches brings theory to life with its practical, hands-on analysis of political discourse. It will be an indispensable resource for students of language and communication at all levels.

Jonathan Charteris-Black is Professor of Linguistics at the University of the West of England, UK.