Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2011, 13(4):63-66 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2011.4.63-66

The War on Terror Discourse: The Case of the Second Gulf War

Marek Hampl1
1 Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zilina, Slovakia

This paper deals with the notion of discourse as manifested in political text and talk. The theoretical part elaborates the concept of political discourse with special focus on political speeches. Particular attention is also placed on Critical Discourse Analysis, which provides theoretical framework for the study. The subject of the analysis is the discourse of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the campaign for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 and during the initial stages of the military operation itself.

Keywords: discourse, Critical Discourse Analysis, political discourse, The War on Terror

Published: December 31, 2011  Show citation

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Hampl, M. (2011). The War on Terror Discourse: The Case of the Second Gulf War. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 13(4), 63-66. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2011.4.63-66
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