I AS A POWERFUL MEANS OF SELF-REPRESENTATION AND POLITICAL IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN TRUMP’S DISCOURSE DURING 2016 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
I AS A POWERFUL MEANS OF SELF-REPRESENTATION AND POLITICAL IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN TRUMP’S DISCOURSE DURING 2016 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES
Author(s): Bledar Toska, Vilma BelloSubject(s): Theory of Communication, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Editura Academiei Forțelor Aeriene „Henri Coandă”
Keywords: I; self-representation; communication; interaction; political identity/persona;
Summary/Abstract: The primary aim of this paper is to look into the use of the metadiscoursal device I and its communicative effects on the audience in Trump’s 2016 presidential debates with Clinton. As a means of self-representation, political identity construction and rhetorical interaction, this first-person pronoun is intentionally employed to explicitly mark Trump’s presence in construing his discourse. The intention of the authors is to focus particularly on descriptive and qualitative analyses of I employed in combination with frequent verbs, such as believe, think, mean, want, disagree, pay, know etc. highlighting aspects of Trump’s communicative strategy to invite the audience to align with his stances, policies, authoritative voice and, above all, political persona.
Journal: Redefining Community in Intercultural Context
- Issue Year: 7/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 272-276
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English