THE EVOLUTION OF LIBERAL PUBLIC DISCOURSE; THE "BEGINNINGS" OF THE LIBERAL POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN ROMANIA
THE EVOLUTION OF LIBERAL PUBLIC DISCOURSE; THE "BEGINNINGS" OF THE LIBERAL POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: The creation of the state and of the Romanian nation can be analysed not only by studying historical events but also by studying the language used by the relevant political actors of the moment. This study aims to analyse from a rhetorical pragmatic perspective, considering the context, argumentation, rhetorical figures, and key words, archaisms and neologisms, three speeches namely: C.A. Rosetti in 1848 at the opening of the "Peasant Commission", Mihail Kogalniceanu on the "Unification of the Principalities" in 1857 and Vasile Boerescu on "Union" in 1859. The analysis will highlight the evolution of political discourse in the 19-th century, focussing on these three instances because they are significant for the early moments of the creation of the state and of the Romanian nation.

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