REPETICIJA KAO PERSUAZIVNA STRATEGIJA U POLITIČKIM GOVORIMA SVRGNUTIH PREDSJEDNIKA BEN ALIJA, MUBARAKA I GADDAFIJA U JEKU ARAPSKOG PROLJEĆA
REPETITION AS A PERSUASIVE STRATEGY IN THE POLITICAL SPEECHES OF OUSTED ARAB PRESIDENTS BEN ALI, MUBARAK AND GADDAFI DURING THE ARAB SPRING REVOLUTION

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the discourse of the political speeches of Ben Ali, Mubarak and Gaddafi, the ousted long-term presidents of Tunisia, Egypt and Libya respectively. The sample for this study comprises three political speeches delivered during the Arab Spring Revolution. These speeches are organized in accordance with the current political agenda, and their text structures are analyzed by considering the political context. This paper argues that repetitionis used deliberately to reinforce the speakers’ different political strategies, and that this is a persuasive strategy in their attempts to regain public support. This paper also provides an insight into the use of repetition in promoting the speakers’ ideological and political positions. To achieve the main goals of this study, analysis of the speeches is conducted using the framework of discourse analysis, supported by critical discourse analysis.

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