Changing America : Combining Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Linguistics to Analyse Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches
Berg , Simon (2018)
Åbo Akademi
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018100237204
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe2018100237204
Tiivistelmä
The aim of the study was to learn if there is any truth to the claims that Donald Trump has caused a new, harsher political discourse. This was done by analysing the presidential nomination acceptance speeches by Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.The speeches are the first public appearance by the candidates after being elected as candidates for their party, and signals the beginning of the Presidential election campaign.
The study is conducted using critical discourse analysis. Due to the inherent flaws of critical discourse analysis, in that it lacks a dedicated method of gathering data, corpus linguistics has been introduced as a supporting element. The study also functions as an experiment in combining critical discourse analysis and corpus linguistics, to see if the two can be combined and whether the addition of corpus linguistics negates the characteristic problems of critical discourse analysis.
The study is conducted using critical discourse analysis. Due to the inherent flaws of critical discourse analysis, in that it lacks a dedicated method of gathering data, corpus linguistics has been introduced as a supporting element. The study also functions as an experiment in combining critical discourse analysis and corpus linguistics, to see if the two can be combined and whether the addition of corpus linguistics negates the characteristic problems of critical discourse analysis.
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