THE IMPLIED LANGUAGE OF IRAQI POLITICIANS: DO THE IRAQI EVER APOLOGIZE?
THE IMPLIED LANGUAGE OF IRAQI POLITICIANS: DO THE IRAQI EVER APOLOGIZE?
Author(s): Ahmad Kareem Salem Al-WuhailiSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: Iraqi political apology;political discourse and apology;political language;pragmatics analysis;
Summary/Abstract: As a common speech act in everyday language, apology has become frequent in every field: in law, medicine, agriculture, in politics, etc. The present study focuses on the way Iraqi politicians use the speech act of apology in one of the varieties of language, namely in the language of politics, and on how this variety influences society. The hypothesis behind this research project is that in the Iraqi politicians’ speech one can identify apology, but, despite Glassé’s (1989) assertion that the Arabic language maintains a fresh directness, their political apology is expressed indirectly rather than directly. For the purpose of this study, several apologies expressed by presidents, ministers, representatives of political institutions have been selected; they will be analysed on the basis of Fraser’s (1981) approach.
Journal: B.A.S. British and American Studies
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 23
- Page Range: 233-242
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English