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The “Us vs. Them” Dichotomy in President Bush’s West Point Speech (2002) and the Discursive Construction of Iraqi Threat: Serious Implications for International law
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Abstract
This article utilizes Norman Fairclough's three-dimensional framework of Critical Discourse Analysis to unveil how President Bush in his West Point speech (June 2002) drew upon the "us vs. them" dichotomy to stigmatize, repudiate, securitize and ultimately distance and demonize Iraqi regime and its nuclear ambitions.By deploying these linguistic structures, infused with ideological messages, Presi...
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
2022
Article
Open Access
2-Y Citation Average
0.073
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The “Us vs. Them” Dichotomy in President Bush’s West Point Speech (2002) and the Discursive Construction of Iraqi Threat: Serious Implications for International law
References:
31
Abstract
This article utilizes Norman Fairclough's three-dimensional framework of Critical Discourse Analysis to unveil how President Bush in his West Point speech (June 2002) drew upon the "us vs. them" dichotomy to stigmatize, repudiate, securitize and ultimately distance and demonize Iraqi regime and its nuclear ambitions.By deploying these linguistic structures, infused with ideological messages, Presi...
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
2022
Article
Open Access
2-Y Citation Average
0.073
Language
Country