Textual and interpersonal metadiscourse markers in political discourse: A case study

This study explores the use of textual and interpersonal metadiscourse markers in political discourse and their role in persuasion. To this end, the study examines four political speeches delivered by Hillary Clinton, an American politician. The speeches were retrieved from YouTube, transcribed and...

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Vydané v:Cogent arts & humanities Ročník 9; číslo 1
Hlavní autori: Abusalim, Nimer, Zidouni, Siham, Alghazo, Sharif, Rababah, Ghaleb, Rayyan, Mohammad
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Abingdon Cogent 31.12.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Taylor & Francis Group
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham
Discourse analysis
interpersonal metadiscourse
metadiscourse markers
persuasion
Speeches
textual metadiscourse
ISSN:2331-1983, 2331-1983
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Shrnutí:This study explores the use of textual and interpersonal metadiscourse markers in political discourse and their role in persuasion. To this end, the study examines four political speeches delivered by Hillary Clinton, an American politician. The speeches were retrieved from YouTube, transcribed and analysed following Dafouz-Milne's (2008) model of metadiscourse markers. In addition, Mai's (2016) taxonomy-which draws on Aristotle's model of persuasion-was used to identify the persuasive functions of metadiscourse markers. The data were analysed qualitatively. The findings show that Hillary Clinton used a variety of metadiscourse markers; in particular, the interpersonal markers were found more frequently used than the textual markers. Within the interpersonal markers, commentaries with the inclusive "we" was the most frequently used, and within the textual markers, the logical markers with the additive "and" were dominant in her speeches. In terms of persuasion, the study found that Clinton used metadiscourse markers to achieve logical appeal (i.e., logos) more often than affective appeals (i.e., pathos). The results are discussed in light of theories of metadiscourse and political discourse.
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ISSN:2331-1983
2331-1983
DOI:10.1080/23311983.2022.2124683