Acknowledgement of Vicory and Defeat- (original).pdf (original) (raw)

Proceedings of the thirty-eighth

Table 5. (z)-devoicing by Following Segment: Percentages for Four Individuals Following Segment Speaker Voiced consonant, vowel, glide Voiceless consonant, pause "Alicia" 49 71 "Don" 62 77 "Bettina" 11 64 "Keith" 14 48 All speakers 27 66 analyzing sound change, ed.

Osisanwo & Alugbin. Rhetoric of defeat in American presidential concession speeches

Sociolinguistics, (critical) discourse, pragmatics & Nigerian English: A Festschrift in honour of Dele Samuel Adeyanju, 2019

Concession speeches often mark the end of the tussle and jostle that characterise the political campaigns which precede elections. Existing studies on rhetoric in politics have looked at the pragmatic functions, stylistic features and politeness strategies in (American) presidential concession speeches. The examination of the generic structure potential of the speeches is a worthy addition towards characterising the rhetorics of (American) concession speeches. This paper, therefore, examines the rhetorical structure, communicative functions and generic structure potential of American presidential concession speeches. Guided by Halliday and Hassan’s (1989) model of Generic Structure Potential, eight American presidential concession speeches which span over a period of thirty-three years were purposively selected for analysis. Ten communicative functions are identified in the speeches. Eight elements identified as obligatory are Phatic Greeting (PG), General Appreciation (GA), Personal Appreciation (PA), Call to President-elect (CP), Congratulating the President-elect (CPE), Regrets over Election Outcome (REO), Call for Unity and Support (CUS) and Prayer for America (PAM). The optional elements are Allusion (A) and Eulogising the winner (EW). This study thus concludes that the generic structure potential of American Presidential Concession Speeches is represented as: [PG]^GA.^CP^CPE^{PA}.REO^{(A)}^{(EW)}^CUS^[PAM]. American concession speeches constitute a form of genre with a definite form. The structured form of the speeches depicts the American presidency as an institution with certain philosophies and expectancies.

The Commmemoration of Defeat

Where national memories are concerned, griefs are of more value than triumphs, for they impose duties and require a common effort.

The Carolinas Speech Communication Annual, 1995

Carolinas Speech Communication Annual, 1995

This 1995 issue of the "Carolinas Speech Communication Annual" contains the.following articles: "Contrast and Complement in Presidential Campaign Communication: Adjusting the Vice Presidential Role in the Clinton-Gore Campaign" (Rob L. Wiley); "Film Critic as Rhetor: Crafting a Fitting Response to Racial Images. in 'Places in the Heart'" (Deborah A. Brunson); "Linguistic Intelligence and Academic Success: Language Complexity and Flexibility as Predictors of Academic Achievement in a Speech Cbmmunication Theory Course" (Ralph R. Behnke and. Chris R. Sawyer); and "Scientism and General Semantics" (Roy Schwartzman). (NKA) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.

The Carolinas Speech Communication Annual, 1997

Carolinas Speech Communication Annual, 1997

Schwartzman); "Definition and Metaphor in Ronald Reagan's Drug Control Discourse" (Ronald 0. Wastyn); "The Gender Factor in Negotiations" (Jason M. Lewis); and "Analysis of Campus Conflict Using the Analysis Schema" (Rex M. Fuller and William D. Kimsey). An index to "The Carolinas Speech Communication Annual Volumes I-XIII" concludes the issue. (NKA) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.