Discourse Markers in Selected Political Speeches: A Descriptive Analysis
The present study examines the significance and functions of discourse markers (DMs) in political discourse through the analysis of two speeches of the American president Donald J. Trump. The present study addresses the question: How does Trump employ discourse markers as strategies of constructing power and gaining public support throughout his speeches. The study aims at revealing these strategies, their frequencies, and their functions in each speech through a quantitative and qualitative research. The study adopts Hyland and Tse’s (2005) functional classification model involving textual and interpersonal discourse markers to investigate the speeches in question. Throughout the study, it is revealed that Trump is keen on using personalization DMs in interaction to influence, persuade and gain the public confidence and support. Trump also focuses essentially on additive DMs as a key factor of a mainstream of promises and pledges.
Keywords: Discourse markers, Political discourse, Textual DMs, Interpersonal DMs
Discourse Markers in Selected Political Speeches: A Descriptive Analysis
The present study examines the significance and functions of discourse markers (DMs) in political discourse through the analysis of two speeches of the American president Donald J. Trump. The present study addresses the question: How does Trump employ discourse markers as strategies of constructing power and gaining public support throughout his speeches. The study aims at revealing these strategies, their frequencies, and their functions in each speech through a quantitative and qualitative research. The study adopts Hyland and Tse’s (2005) functional classification model involving textual and interpersonal discourse markers to investigate the speeches in question. Throughout the study, it is revealed that Trump is keen on using personalization DMs in interaction to influence, persuade and gain the public confidence and support. Trump also focuses essentially on additive DMs as a key factor of a mainstream of promises and pledges.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Discourse markers, Political discourse, Textual DMs, Interpersonal DMs