Neshkovska, Silvana (2019) Quitting with Style: Linguistic Analysis of Political Resignation Speeches. Thesis International Research Journal, 8 (2). pp. 3-30. ISSN 2623-8381(Online)
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Abstract
Political discourse mainly serves as a platform where a struggle for power takes place. Nevertheless, political resignation speeches stand out because their purpose is completely
different – politicians relinquish power to other political actors.
Quitting a high-ranking public position is never a simple
matter; consequently, politicians are extremely cautious incoming forward with well-structured and well-phrased
speeches. This research looks into the syntactic formula
politicians apply in announcing their resignation. The focus is placed on determining the types of sentences (both according to function and structure) the resigning politicians prefer; their usage of syntactically marked sentences versus sentences in which the SVOCA rule is observed. Finally, the different
realizations of the Subject and the use of passive voice are analysed, since these are deemed to have a direct bearing on the amount of responsibility politicians assume. The study offers a linguistic analysis of the resignation speeches of the last three
British Prime Ministers and is directed at finding commonalities and differences in the syntactic features of their resignation speeches.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Humanities > Languages and literature |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Prof. d-r Silvana Neskovska |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Apr 2020 17:52 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Apr 2020 17:52 |
| URI: | https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/5111 |
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