Abstract
This chapter explains some of the background to political theorists' and political scientists' interest in language. It then introduces and explains Rhetorical Political Analysis (RPA), contrasting it with approaches to the study of political language, such as Critical Discourse Studies, found within Linguistics. It then briefly demonstrates the application of RPA through a study of David Cameron's Bloomberg Speech on Europe. The analysis highlights in particular the way the speech echoes British conservative precedents and the way in which "Britishness" emerges as a key "catachrestical" term.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Pages | 59-77 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Volume | 80 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Britishness
- Conservatism
- David Cameron
- EU
- linguistics
- political language
- rhetoric
- Rhetorical Political Analysis