Open AccessA Critical Discourse Analysis of ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House’ by Michael Wolff
Author(s) -
Fareeha Aazam,
Fatima Zafar Baig,
Tanveer Baig,
Shumaila Khaliq,
Amna Azam,
Sarah Shamshad,
Muhammad Zammad Aslam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of english linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-8703
pISSN - 1923-869X
DOI - 10.5539/ijel.v9n4p192
Subject(s) - ideology , white (mutation) , sociology , critical discourse analysis , identity (music) , discourse analysis , value (mathematics) , social practice , politics , gender studies , aesthetics , law , linguistics , art , art history , political science , performance art , philosophy , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , machine learning , gene
Language plays a pivotal role in constructing identity and ideology. It shapes the people’s ideas and beliefs about specific perspectives. This research is mainly concerned with constructed ideologies through discourse. The present study is based on the book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” written by Michael Wolff. The approach for present research is qualitative in nature and for analysis; different extracts are taken from the book. It adopts Fairclough’s (1992) three-dimensional model for analysis which includes textual, discursive practice and social practice analyses. The study reveals that a constructed ideology of Trump is portrayed in this book, in which, he is presented as ineligible and unfit person for the post of president of United States. Thus, in conclusion, the value of discourse in conveying the specific ideology cannot be underestimated.