The Positive-self and Negative-other Representation in Bashar Al-Assad’s First Political Speech After the Syrian Uprising

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ID21806363
AuthorsBashar Al Maani (Zarqa University), Laith Salman Hassan Hadla (Zarqa University), Marwan Harb Alqaryouti (0000-0003-3766-9173, Zarqa University), Kamal Ahmad Alruzzi (0000-0002-7222-1414, Zarqa University)
Year2022
Volume12
Issue10
Pages2201-2210
Publication date2022-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory and Practice in Language Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1799-2591 • E-ISSN: 2053-0692
PublisherAcademy Publication (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17507/tpls.1210.28
OpenAlexW4298395079
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

This study examines Positive-self and Negative-other representation expressed in the Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad’s first political speech in March 2011. This study investigates the way Al-Assad uses language as a tool to express his ideology and attitudes towards protests and the world’s leading countries, and thus to win conflicts and gain power. Therefore, this study scrutinises the negative-other representation of Al-Assad’s opponents and rival parties and what ideologies are reflected in this speech. It also examines the positive-self representation in relation to Al-Assad’s ruling party (Ba’ath) and the Syrian regime’s supporters. T. van Dijk (2002) Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is utilised to highlight the way these representations are exhibited in the speech. An in-depth analysis is conducted to allow the identification of the strategies and techniques used in the speech analysed, following T. van Dijk (2002)ideological square

Critical discourse analysis · Ideology · Linguistics · Physics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Speech act · Digital Communication and Language · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Philosophy

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