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A Rhetorical Identification Analysis of English Political Public Speaking: Jo...Bahram Kazemian
Since political discourse reflects the close relation between politics and language, it has attracted many scholars’
attention at home and abroad. Therefore, English political public speaking (EPPS for short), the subcategory of political
discourse, has been chosen as the subject of the study. Based on the findings of Kenneth Burke’s new rhetoric and classical
rhetoric, the identification strategies of EPPS in John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address from the perspectives of rhetorical content and rhetorical form were probed. Since EPPS is always well-prepared rather than impromptu, the identification strategies via rhetorical content and form are always employed by the speaker to accomplish their purposes.
This study aimed at appraising the observance of Gricean maxims by Tanzanian politicians in T.V. hosted interviews. The study adopted Grice (1975) cooperative principle in finding out politicians’ observance of the Gricean quality and quantity maxims.The interviews are from EATV ‘Mkasi’ session and involved Honorable Mwigulu Nchemba from CCM and Hon. Zitto Kabwe from CHADEMA and only their verbal responses were subjected to analysis. Content analysis for data collection was used and the study involved a case study design. The study findings show that politicians did not adhere to these conversational maxims as they responded to questions employing different forms of non-observances include flouting and opting out of maxims as well as maxim clash. These non-observances were meant to persuade the viewers and gain social and political credibility, achieving politeness, imposing and suppressing/avoid any face-threatening, and building the speakers’ positive images and that of their parties. However, the inferences drawn from the findings were the two politicians like other members of public service did not often observe the maxims, meaning that they intentionally chose to be non-literal and opted for indirect communication, even in their non-observances of the maxims they remained communicative in a richer and profound way than if they were literal and direct.
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or the speech act being performed; the participants involved; their intention, knowledge
of the world and the impact of these on their interactions; what they have taken for
granted as part of the context; the deductions they make on the basis of the context;
what is implied by what is said or left unsaid; etc. (Leech, 1983, p. 20; Watson & Hill,
1993, p. 146; Thomas, 1995, p. 7)
Undoubtedly, political discourse has been a major domain of language use that
has attracted the interests of researchers for a long while. This is because political
discourse is a complex human activity that deserves critical study particularly because
of its central place in the organization and management of society. Political language
deals with the use of power to organize people’s mind and opinion. It is an instrument
used to control the society in general. Political speech can be seen as a means of
establishing and maintaining social relationships, expressing feelings, and selling ideas,
policies, and political projects in any society. In pragmatics one of the most important
phenomenon is Speech Act Theory; Speech Acts, the propositions/locutions performed
often depend on the speaker’s intention and the context in which the propositions are
uttered.
The paper reveals the effectiveness of discourse tact in ensuring that speech acts
force is achieved in discourse. It presents a speech acts analysis of Edi Rama`s speech
given in front of the Albanian people after winning the general elections of 2013. It tries
to find the meaning of utterances based on the context of the speaker: the enthusiasm of
his and the electorate, the hopefulness and encouragement for crucial expected changes
in the way Albania would be governed in the following four years period.
2. Political Discourse
The structures of political discourse are seldom exclusive, but typical and effective
discourse in political contexts, but certainly, they do have preferred structures and
strategies that are functional in the adequate accomplishment of political actions in
political contexts. Political discourse is not only about stating public propositions. It is
about politics. It is about doing things with words. Words are used to affect the political
body. Lexical items not only may be selected because of official criteria of decorum, but
also because they effectively emphasize political attitudes and opinions, manipulate
public opinion, manufacture political consent, or legitimate political power.
Many studies of political discourse deal with the language of professional
politicians and political institutions, some of which are discourse-analytical (Chilton,
2004, p. 14). Political discourse is identified by its actors or authors, viz., politicians.
Politicians in this sense are the group of people who are being paid for their (political)
activities, and who are being elected or appointed as the central players in the politics.
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Therefore, we should also include the various recipients in political communicative
events, such as the public, the people, and citizens. All these groups and individuals, as
well as their organizations and institutions, may take part in the political process, and
many of them are actively involved in political discourse (van Dijk, 1997, p. 13).
The organization of public life around style-oriented service and consumer
activities has also shaped conceptions of political representations. It may therefore not
come as a surprise that politicians themselves have adopted a more personalized
rhetoric of choice and life style values to communicate their political messages to
citizens (Simpson & Andrea, 2010, pp. 42-43).
A political speech is not necessarily a success because of a correctness of truth;
rather it may be a matter of presenting arguments (Beard, 2000, p. 18). A political
speech serves as a text, as an output and as a process which may be spoken or written.
Most politicians are unaware of the fact that there is a link between what is said, what is
meant, and the action conveyed by what is said. In the study of political speeches, one
major theory that has been affective and adequate for analysis is the speech act theory.
3. Speech Acts Theories
People perform various actions through the use of words and when utterances are
made, a particular act is performed; this is called Speech act. The Speech Acts theory is
also described as How to Do Things with Words Theory since it has its roots in the
work of Austin (1962) and Searle (1969). They are able to provide a shift from constative
notion to performative notion in the empirical verifiability of signs; that is, the
truthfulness of signs to what an expression does when it is uttered.
Speech acts according to Austin (1962) fall into three classes, which are:
locutionary, illocutionary and perlocutionary acts. A locutionary act is an act of saying
something; that is, the act of producing an utterance. Illocutionary acts are the core of
any theory of speech acts. The perculotionary act is the effect or influence on the
feelings, thoughts or actions of the listener/hearer unlike locutionary acts.
Perlocutionary acts could be inspiring, persuading, consoling, promising, encouraging
etc. It brings about an effect upon the beliefs, attitudes or behaviours of the addressee. It
is in consonance with this that Levinson (1981) describes perlocutionary act as the
intended or unintended consequences of the speaker’s utterance.
Searle 969 improves on “ustin’s 96 Speech “ct theory by distinguishing
between two types of speech acts: Direct and Indirect Speech Acts. Searle (1969)
categorizes the illocutionary act into five classes:
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1. Assertives: These are statements that describe a state of affairs in the world
which could be true or false. They commit a speaker to the truth of the expressed
proposition.
2. Directives: These are statements that compel or make another person’s action fit
the propositional element. It is usually used to give order thereby causing the
hearer to take a particular action, request, command or advice.
3. Commisives: These statements commit the speaker to certain future action. It
could be in the form of a promise.
4. Expressives: The purpose of expressive statements is to express sincerity of the
speech act like excuses and sympathy.
5. Declaratives: These statements are used to say something and make it so, such as
pronouncing someone guilty and declaring a war.
The application of the Speech Act theory in the analysis will allow in-depth
research into the linguistic features that have been explored by the speaker to inculcate
meaning into the formal linguistic properties of the selected speech.
4. Speech Acts Analysis of Edi Rama`s First Victory Speech
The following propositions analyzed are taken from the first speech that Edi Rama gave
in front of the Albanian people after winning the elections in 2013 (Rama, 2013).
1. Locution: From today onwards, we will be with you and for you, until this great
responsibility is ours.
Illocutionary act: Assertive (reporting).
Expected Perlocutionary effect: Hopefulness.
2. Locution: I love this country, that`s why I fought for it with all possible means. My heart
knows how infinite are the possibilities to make this country reborn, and I will struggle hard to
accomplish these possibilities.
Illocutionary act: Assertive (stating).
Perlocutionary effect: Confidence.
3. Locution: Albanian families deserve better educational, medical and judicial systems to
govern this country. So let us divide all this infinite challenges, aspirations and possibilities to
recover the economy through honest taxation and free competition.
Illocutionary act: Commissive (promising).
Perlocutionary effect: Encouragement and hopefulness.
4. Locution: We will start working hard together to prove ourselves and not only, to prove all
the world that we have enough talent, values and determination to fulfill the last will of our
predecessors and the aspirations of our children.
Illocutionary act: Commissive (promising).
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Perlocutionary act: Happiness and hopefulness.
5. Locution: It must be the freedom, not its absence, the right way to govern this country, the
deserved merit, not its absence, the basis on which everybody and every enterprise should be
evaluated in this country.
Illocutionary act: Commissive (offering and promising).
Perlocutionary act: Encouragement and hopefulness.
6. Locution: We will govern Albania, but neither I nor the representatives that you have
appointed cannot bring renaissance alone to Albania. I want you, the people of this country, to
join the Renaissance squad.
Illocutionary act: Directive (appealing).
Perlocutionary effect: Inspiring.
7. Locution: I know that as “braham Lincoln has stated, no government can please
everybody`s aspirations and feelings .
Illocutionary act: Assertive (stating).
Perlocutionary act: Loss of confidence.
9. Locution: …you believed in us because we made the most of ourselves to provide a project
that will change Albania, a new alliance for the European Albania that demonstrated to the
whole world we put Albania the first place, beyond our personal interests and Parties.
Illocutionary act: Commissive (offering).
Perlocutionary effect: Hopefulness and happiness.
10. Locution: …our people unanimously, from Shkoder to Vlore gave us this important
historical opportunity and we will struggle hard to separate this country once and forever from
the ancient divisions of yesterday.
Illocutionary act: Commissive (promising).
Perlocutionary effect: Hopefulness and excitement
11. Locution: We accept the opportunity that you, the noblest Albanian people gave us by
being entirely humble to each you.
Illocutionary act: Assertive (stating).
Perlocutionary effect: Excitement.
12. Locution: Being here, in front of you, watching the purple flags of victory waving
everywhere in Albania, fron Gjirokaster to Kukes, I cannot hide the fact I feel eternally thankful
and enthusiastic at the same time.
Illocutionary act: Expressive (thanking).
Perlocutionary effect: Cheerfulness and happiness.
13. Locution: …this deserved enthusiasm is not what will bring new work places for the young
people, not even better medical services, this victory is not the arrival point, it is just the starting
point.
Illocutionary act: Directive (claiming).
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Perlocutionary effect: Determining and encouraging.
14. Locution: Until this moment, we demonstrated that we wanted Renaissance to occur, now
we are left with the most crucial part, we have to work and sacrifice ourselves to make it be
successfully accomplished.
Illocutionary act: Directive (requesting, demanding).
Perlocutionary effect: Inspiring and encouragement.
15. Locution: Now, that the election process is over, I want to make it clear that I will serve
with devotion every single Albanian, not only who voted me and my government.
Illocutionary act: Commissive (promising).
Perlocutionary effect: Hopefulness and encouragement.
5. Findings and Conclusions
The identification of speech acts types in political speeches go a long way in ascribing
meanings to the content given. In other words, the speech acts bring to the fore meaning
in speeches. As observed, in the process or act of saying something; other speech acts
are performed. The speech acts in a work portray the personality of the speaker. The
analysis of the victorious Edi Rama speech reveals that his speech is characterized by
the use of commissive speech acts, especially after a long political campaign, which
filled the hearts and minds of the people with great expectations and hopes and
promises for a brighter future. What is left now to him is to show enthusiasm, to be
thankful, promising and encouraging the people to work harder to completely fulfill his
electorate project. As a result, the biggest percentage of illocutionary acts performed is
commisive acts, then assertive and expressive acts. The Speech Act Theory as a
framework in the analysis of the selected speech enables us to explore the language use
of this political leader.
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