A Critical Discourse Analysis of the 2012 American Presidential Election Debates

Authors

  • Munthir Manhal Muhammed ,University of Baghdad , College of Languages ,department of English
  • Mohammed Sami Flaifel Alkufa University,College of Languages, Dept. of English

Keywords:

Critical Discourse Analysis, Ideology, Racism , Manipulation

Abstract

This study discusses the Critical Discourse Analysis of 2012 American Presidential Election Debate’. The researcher adopts a model proposed by Van Dijk’s (2006 d). Six ideological categories have been selected within the overall strategies of the ideological square are used. The categories are of three levels of discourse structure : (the meaning, the argumentation, and the rhetoric) .They have shown effective criteria for detecting the most disguised systems of racism and manipulation.

            Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the elite discourses of candidates contribute to the reproduction of domination, Orientalism, and Islamophobia. This can be applied to the three levels of discourse structures by focusing on the ideological polarized structures of positive self-presentation  of ῾us’ (civilized and peaceful) and negative other-presentation of ῾them’ (barbarian and terrorists) as means of mind controlling and manipulating the audience.

 

Author Biography

  • Munthir Manhal Muhammed, ,University of Baghdad , College of Languages ,department of English
    • Munthir M. Mohammed, a staff – member at the department of English, College of Languages, University of Baghdad , PhD in linguistics and translation .

    He published several research – papers in different academic papers : teaching and supervising post – graduate studies.

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2015-01-01

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Department of Russian Language

How to Cite

A Critical Discourse Analysis of the 2012 American Presidential Election Debates. (2015). Journal of the College of Languages (JCL), 32. https://jcolang.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/JCL/article/view/143

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