An edition of Legitimisation in Political Discourse
(2006)
Legitimisation in political discourse
a cross-disciplinary perspective on the modern US war rhetoric
2nd rev. ed.
by Piotr Cap
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How did the G.W. Bush administration manage to persuade Americans to go to war in Iraq in March 2003? How was this intervention, and the global campaign named as "war-on-terror," legitimised linguistically? This book shows that the best legitimisation effects in political discourse are accomplished through the use of "proximization"--A cognitive-rhetorical strategy that draws on the speaker's ability to present events as directly and increasingly affecting the addressee, usually in a negative ...
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Legitimisation in political discourse: a cross-disciplinary perspective on the modern US war rhetoric
2010, Cambridge Scholars Pub.
in English
- 2nd rev. ed.
1443845531 9781443845533
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Legitimisation in Political Discourse: A Cross- Disciplinary Perspective on the Modern US War Rhetoric
December 1, 2006, Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Hardcover
in English
1847180809 9781847180803
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.
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