Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election

diplomski rad

• Autor: Lana Bosak
• Mentor: Marina Grubišić (mentor)
• Ustanova koja je dodijelila akademski / stručni stupanj: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Filozofski fakultet; (Odsjek za anglistiku); Zagreb
• Datum i država obrane: 2023-09-29, Hrvatska
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: HUMANISTIČKE ZNANOSTI; Filologija; Anglistika

Sažetak

Language and politics are two interlinked notions in such a way that language can exist without politics, but it is not possible for politics to be conducted without the use of language. This thesis explores the complex nature of political discourse and various strategies and techniques used to achieve certain goals with the discourse. The thesis stresses the significance of political discourse analysis in the context of presidential campaigns in the United States, which have gained global attention. The thesis focuses on analyzing political discourse of the 2020 US presidential campaign, based on four transcribed speeches given by the two candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, on their campaign trail in Florida and Georgia. The objective is to demonstrate the principles of political discourse analysis, its methodologies, and their application in examining the speeches of both candidates. Several strategies from several linguists were used in the analysis of the speeches. The analysis showed that both candidates mostly use positive self-representation, positive attributes about themselves and their politics, and negative other-representation, negative attributes about the opponent and their politics. Aside from this aspect, persuasion is one of the most used strategies to influence people’s opinions and votes, which in turn relies on the positive representation of oneself and negative representation of the other.

• Ključne riječi: political discourse analysis; presidential campaigns; USA; Donald Trump; Joe Biden
• Jezik: engleski
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:412117
• Studijski program: Naziv: Anglistika(dvopredmetni studij); smjerovi: lingvistički, književno-kulturološki, prevoditeljski; Smjer: lingvistički; Vrsta studija: sveučilišni; Stupanj studija: diplomski; Akademski / stručni naziv: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (mag. philol. angl.)
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Način izrade datoteke: Izvorno digitalna
• Prava pristupa: Pristup korisnicima matične ustanove
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2024-03-13 11:32:46