Hedges used in English Political Discourse
Hedges used in English Political Discourse
Kurdistan Rafiq Moheddin1, Kawa Abdul Kareem Sherwani2
DEnglish Department, Faculty of Arts, Soran University1, Department of Media Techniques, Erbil Technical Administrative College, Erbil Polytechnic University2
DOI: http://doi.org/10.31918/twejer.2031.28
Abstract:
This paper is entitled Hedges used in English Political Discourse. It uses the E.F.Prince, J.Frader &C.Bosk theory (1982) and adopts qualitative and quantitative methods. It investigates the former President George W. Bush’s Speech speeches. In addition, this paper makes an attempt to analyze the hedges from the pragmatic perspective and pays attention to their functions rather than forms.
Further, it highlights and studies the frequency of occurrence of hedges in English political speech. The researchers try to show how in English presidential speeches hedges have been utilized to specify a lack of complete commitment to the truth or falsity of the proposition, to convey messages more accurately, to unstiffen the influence and force of an utterance, or to communicate fuzziness purposely to diminish face-saving threats. The results show that politicians used hedges in their speeches when they communicate to the public.
Key Words: Hedge, political discourse, English political discourse, politeness
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پوختە:
ئەم لیێکۆڵینەوەیە بە ناونیشانی (سنوردارکەرە بەکارهاتووەکان لە گوتاری سیاسی ئینگلیزی) دا، پشت بە تیۆری پرینس و فرەیدەرو بۆسک (١٩٨٢) دەبەستێیت، و ڕێبازی چۆنیەتی و چەندییەتی بەکاردێنێت بۆ شیکردنەوەی گوتارەکانی جۆرج بۆش. لەگەڵ ئەمەشدا، ئەم لەکۆڵینەوەیە هەوڵی شیکردنەوەی سنوردارکەرەوەکان دەدات لە ڕوانگەی پڕاگماتیکەوە و جەخت دەکاتە سەرئەرکەکانیان نەک شێوەکانیان.
هەروەها سەرنج خراوەتە سەر لێکۆڵینەوەو دیاری کردنی ڕێژەی بەکارهێنانی سنوردارکەرەوەکان لە گوتاری سیاسی ئینگلیزی دا.
توێژەران هەوڵی دەرخستنی ئەوە دەدەن کوا چۆن لە گوتاری سیاسی سەرۆک دا ، سنوردارکەرەوەکان
بەکارهاتوون بۆ دیاریکردنی ڕاستی و دروستی دەربڕین بۆ گەیاندنی پەیامەکان بە شێوەیەکی زۆر وورد بۆ کەمکردنەوە یان نەرمکردنەوەی کاریگەری گوتنێک ،یان بۆ دەربڕینی لێڵی بە شێوەیەکی مەبەستدار بۆ کەمکردنەوەی ئەگەرەکانی مەترسی لەدەستدانی ڕوومەندی.
ووشە کلیلییەکان: سنوردارکەرەوەکان، گوتاری سیاسی، گوتاری سیاسی ئینگلیزی، ڕێز.
ملخص:
هذا البحث بعنوان (تحوطات في الخطاب السياسي الإنجليزي )، تشرع في إطار نظرية برينس و فريدر و بوسك (1982)،و يوظف هذا البحث المنهج النوعي والكمي لتحليل الخطابات الرئيس جورج بوش. إضافة إلى ذلك ، تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى تحليل تحوط من المنظور البراكماتيكى و تركز على وظائفها بدلا من الأشكالها.
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الكلمات المفتاحية: التحوط ، الخطاب السياسي ، الخطاب السياسي الانجليزي ، التأدب