A Speech Act Analysis of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan’s Speech at Unga with respect to Islamophobia

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ID22183084
AuthorsHazhar Ramadhan Ahmed (Kurdistan Regional Government), Shamaila Amir (0000-0002-6385-8325, Hamdard University), Fayyaz Ahmad (0000-0001-9038-0817, National University of Sciences and Technology)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue2
Pages59-71
Publication date2020-01-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2545-420X • E-ISSN: 2545-420X
PublisherAssociation-Institute for English Language and American Studies, Tetovo (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.58885/ijllis.v5i2.59.ha
OpenAlexW3158023252
LanguageEN
Citations received1

The aim of this paper is to highlight the speech acts with respect to Islamophobia discussed by Prime Minister Imran Khan in his speech which he delivered to the United Nations General Assembly on 27, September 2019. This paper analyzed the types of speech acts that were used by Imran Khan, the overlapping of speech acts, and direct and indirect speech acts. To analyze the speech acts from all these aspects, both qualitative and quantitative analysis was carried out. The framework employed for this analysis was the Speech Act theory which was introduced by Austin and Searle. The findings revealed that his speech includes maximum representative and expressive acts while the use of direct speech was also evident. The paper concludes that the speech act analysis highlights the factual, informative, and supportive nature of the Prime Minister of Pakistan

Islamophobia · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Speech recognition · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East

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