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Linguistic Construction of a Winning Apology | ||
Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics | ||
مقاله 1، دوره 10، شماره 1، تیر 2019، صفحه 3-31 اصل مقاله (578.29 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Research Article | ||
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22055/rals.2019.14177 | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Susanna Bithiah Varma؛ Shamala Paramasivam* ؛ Vahid Nimehchisalem | ||
English Language Department, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
چکیده | ||
The study analyzes the apology delivered by the then-democratic Presidential contender in 2007, Senator Barack H. Obama, to the Indian-American community. This apology succeeded in convincing American citizens of Obama’s goodwill and clean political standards, which eventually led him to surpass his chief opponent, Senator Hillary R. Clinton and become the President of the United States. The study employs Searle’s (1969) speech act theory (SAT) and Holmes’s (1990) apology strategies through pragmatics. The study, then, administrates thematic analysis through positive discourse analysis to gain insights from Obama’s leadership values. Findings educate readers on the importance of an apology construction and encourage readers to follow the example of a world-class leader’s values by having an insight into Obama’s leadership. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Speech Act؛ Apology Strategies؛ Leadership Values؛ Apology Discourse؛ Barack Obama؛ 2008 U.S. Presidential Election | ||
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