A Critical Search for Values in George W. Bush's State of the Union Addresses

• Author(s): Agnieszka Sowińska,
• Publisher: Peter Lang Edition
• Pages: 269
• ISBN_10: 3631664834
  ISBN_13: 9783631664834
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State , History / United States / 21st Century , Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Semantics , Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech & Pronunciation , Language Arts & Disciplines / Public Speaking & Speech Writing , Literary Collections / Speeches , Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy , Political Science / General , Political Science / American Government / General , Social Science / General , Social Science / Sociology / General ,

Description:... This book focuses on values and valuation in the State of the Union addresses delivered by the former U.S. President George W. Bush. What values are invoked in the speeches? How are these values constructed? How can they be classified? How are particular construals of values conducive to the actions the speaker wants to legitimize? Drawing on Critical Discourse Studies, the book examines pragmalinguistic tools applied in political legitimization, such as proximization, metaphor or assertion. The analysis reveals three ideological values used in the context of foreign policy making: security, terrorism and freedom.