IMPACT OF CONTEXT ON LEXICAL AND SYNTACTICAL STRUCTURE OF A POLITICAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) covers the boundaries of analysis of political discourse including public speeches. The politicians’ interests and attainment of favorite responses from the audience urge them to deliver public speeches so that they may achieve their goals and targets. The present study goes over the
persuasive as well as hegemonic strategies implied by Nawaz Shareef in order to have his target achieved through speech and to influence his public. To underpin his stand-point, the speaker delivers speeches which highlight his focus on the contextual syntactical structure as well as linguistic strategies. This hypothesis helps the researchers in collecting such speeches. In order to have clear reflection of exhibition of purpose and power Taiwo’s Micro, Meso and Macro levels are taken into account. In addition to it, the present study is underpinned only with the application of Macro level and Meso level analysis according to Taiwo’s devices. Results reveal speaker’s Western style of speech and depict that repeated words, usage of personal pronouns, platform of speech and words for appraisal are there to show intimacy as well as speaker’s persuasive and hegemonic strategies. Moreover, the findings of the research display a clear impact of context on choice of syntactical categories employed by Nawaz Shareef in his political discourse. The present study’s approach may help to disclose or highlight certain aspects which have been skipped. A number of other approaches can be implemented on these speeches to infer other results as well.