Allami Hamid، Ghasemi Mohammd، Barzegar Najmeh. A Pragmalinguistic and Sociopolitical Analysis of Vague Language in Two Iranian Presidents’ International Interviews. جستارهای زبانی. 1400; 12 (5) :205-237
URL: http://lrr.modares.ac.ir/article-14-47781-fa.html
1- Associate Professor, Department of English Language Teaching, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran ، h.allami@modares.ac.ir
2- PhD Candidate, English Department, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
3- MA, English Department, Faculty of Languages and Literature, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
چکیده: (2436 مشاهده)
Standard political discourse is replete with ambiguity and vagueness. Politicians frequently use vague language to hide their inadequate knowledge, show their low interest in the issue, and/or evoke emotion. This study reports on a qualitative content analysis of vagueness in two Iranian presidents' political interviews within a pragmalinguistic and sociopolitical paradigm. The data consisted of nine question-answer exchanges extracted from seven internationally live broadcast interviews. A total of 57 instances of vague language use were analyzed in terms of 21 pragmalinguistic vagueness strategies. Implications are that vagueness in political discourse is motivated by a multiplicity of factors such as face management, sociopolitical and situational adaptation, conflict avoidance, and personal characteristics of the interviewers and the respondents. Vagueness was also found to be a sign of diplomatic prudence or wisdom.
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تحلیل گفتمان انتشار: 1400/9/10