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Political Discourse Analysis: Exploring the Language of Politics and the Politics of Language
Author(s) -
Dunmire Patricia L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
language and linguistics compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 44
ISSN - 1749-818X
DOI - 10.1002/lnc3.365
Subject(s) - politics , linguistics , sociology , critical discourse analysis , discourse analysis , work (physics) , epistemology , social science , political science , philosophy , law , ideology , mechanical engineering , engineering
This essay overviews the body of research known as political discourse analysis (PDA). I begin by situating this work within the linguistic and political turns that took place in the latter part of the 20th century within the human and social sciences. I then discuss different conceptions of what comprises the political and the appropriate objects of study for PDA. Adopting an inclusive conception of politics and discourse, I consider the relationship between PDA and critical discourse analysis (CDA). I close with a review of studies of political discourse in terms of their theoretical and analytic frameworks and the socio‐political issues they address.