Politische Kommunikation als Sprachstrategie

Klein, Josef

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“…The very notion of »levelling up« as employed by Johnson entails a rhetorical strategy of obfuscating the line of argument, mainly by creating ambiguous frames of reference. This is similar to but not identical with what Klein calls strategies of concealment (Klein 1998), for while not expressly admitting to ambiguity, Johnson does not even try to evoke the impression that he uses the term in a clear and univocal manner. 1 In what follows, we will trace how this obfuscation works and also take into account the historical dimension of the notion of »levelling up«.…”

Section: Boris Johnson and »Levelling Up«: Political Obfuscationmentioning

confidence: 64%

“…See also Bull (2008) on »noncommittal political discourse« and its links to »equivocation« as the »intentional use of imprecise language« (p. 333); Bull mainly refers to Hamilton and Mineo (1998, p. 3) in this context. In discussions about strategies of concealment in political discourse (see, for example, Klein 1998 andSpieß 2019), the strategic use of ambiguity has, as far as we can see, not been explored in detail.…”

Section: Equivocation As Rhetorical Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Political Obfuscation and Literary Ambiguity

Bauer

Zirker

2022

Z Literaturwiss Linguistik

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In this paper, we are addressing the relationship between ambiguity and obscurity by comparing political with literary use of language. In particular, we are considering contexts in which ambiguity, deriving from underspecification, is strategically used as a device to establish a certain degree of obscurity. We suggest that this strategy is based on an undeclared identification of meanings that are in fact distinct, thus creating false or at least misleading impressions. By contrast, we present literary strategies of ambiguity which also work with combinations of meanings. While the strategies share this combination, they differ vastly in purpose and effect. Our examples are taken from Boris Johnson’s 2021 »Levelling Up«-Speech as well as from poetry and plays by William Shakespeare. Their comparison proves to be particularly fruitful when it comes to conceptualising the ambiguities of »levelling (up)« and their uses in context.

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Section: Boris Johnson and »Levelling Up«: Political Obfuscationmentioning

confidence: 64%

Section: Equivocation As Rhetorical Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Political Obfuscation and Literary Ambiguity

Bauer

Zirker

2022

Z Literaturwiss Linguistik

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“…Burkhardt, 2017, S. 514) und KaschIeren (vgl. Klein, 1998 Die Eigengruppe wird sich ihrer in den meisten Fällen durch die Abgrenzung von Anderen/Fremden gewahr (durch die sie sie als solche erst erschafft) 9 . Deutlich wird gerade auch im Migrationsdiskurs die topografische Dimension der sprach- 7 In Migrationsdebatten ist oftmals auch der Aspekt einer "Wertegemeinschaft" unter Hervorhebung distinkter und zu sozialer Unruhe führender Unterschiede kultureller Wertvorstellungen Merkmal verbaler Abgrenzungsmechanismen.…”

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„Es gibt gute Menschen, die hier leben, und es gibt schlechte Menschen“. Sprachliche Verfahren der Konstitution von Diskursgemeinschaften am Beispiel des Migrationsdiskurses

Völker

Spieß

2021

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<p>Political communication often aims at establishing a community. By participating in a discourse, the discourse actors position themselves not only on the given topic, but also with other participants in the discourse; they are often actors and/or representatives of specific <em>communities of practice</em> (cf. Eckert & McConnel-Ginet 1992). Based on these considerations, the contribution examines linguistic practices with an effect of creating or denying community at the example of the German migration discourse. Applying a discourse analytical approach, the analysis of a corpus of plenary debates focuses on the linguistic realisation of self- and other-positioning.</p>

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“…Exactly how change occurs has been the topic of research and much debate. Discourse analysts have mapped how ordinary people constantly redefine national identity as a result of political shifts (Wodak et al, 1999;Klein, 2002;Schumann, 1991, p. 20). In this process, politicians play a key role.…”

Section: National Interestsmentioning

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National interests in German security white books

Martinsen

2010

National Identities

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The German government has published ten white books on security since 1969. Read in sequence, they show how the definition of national interests has changed over the years. During the Cold War, national interests were politically taboo. The concept had been used as a justification for Nazi aggression. The new leadership wanted to show that the new Germany was a democratic ally and carefully refrained from invoking national interests. In the course of the years, these inhibitions were gradually cast aside as the official perception of Germany's international role changed from that of junior member of the Western community to key state.

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Politische Kommunikation als Sprachstrategie

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Political Obfuscation and Literary Ambiguity

Political Obfuscation and Literary Ambiguity

„Es gibt gute Menschen, die hier leben, und es gibt schlechte Menschen“. Sprachliche Verfahren der Konstitution von Diskursgemeinschaften am Beispiel des Migrationsdiskurses

National interests in German security white books

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