Linguistic construction of a winning apology
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...
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| author | Raja Ravi Varma, Susanna Bithiah Varma Paramasivam, Shamala Nimehchisalem, Vahid |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-812322021-09-26T21:00:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81232/ Linguistic construction of a winning apology Raja Ravi Varma, Susanna Bithiah Varma Paramasivam, Shamala Nimehchisalem, Vahid 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. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81232/1/Linguistic%20construction%20.pdf Raja Ravi Varma, Susanna Bithiah Varma and Paramasivam, Shamala and Nimehchisalem, Vahid (2019) Linguistic construction of a winning apology. Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics, 10 (1). pp. 3-31. ISSN 2345-3303; ESSN: 2588-3887 https://rals.scu.ac.ir/article_14177.html 10.22055/RALS.2019.14177 |
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