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Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election
Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. urn:nbn:hr:131:412117
Bosak, Lana
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English language and literature

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Bosak, L. (2023). Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election (Master's thesis). Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:412117

Bosak, Lana. "Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:412117

Bosak, Lana. "Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election." Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:412117

Bosak, L. (2023). 'Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election', Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 18 February 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:412117

Bosak L. Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election [Master's thesis]. Zagreb: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2023 [cited 2025 February 18] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:412117

L. Bosak, "Political Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election", Master's thesis, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb, 2023. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:131:412117

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TitlePolitical Discourse Analysis in Presidential Campaigns in the US: Trump’s and Biden’s Speeches in Florida and Georgia in 2020 Presidential Election
AuthorLana Bosak
MentorMarina Grubišić (mentor)
GranterUniversity of Zagreb
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English language and literature)
Zagreb
Defense date and country2023-09-29, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
Language and politics are two interlinked notions in such a way that language can exist without politics, but it is not possible for politics to be conducted without the use of language. This thesis explores the complex nature of political discourse and various strategies and techniques used to achieve certain goals with the discourse. The thesis stresses the significance of political discourse analysis in the context of presidential campaigns in the United States, which have gained global attention. The thesis focuses on analyzing political discourse of the 2020 US presidential campaign, based on four transcribed speeches given by the two candidates, Joe Biden and Donald Trump, on their campaign trail in Florida and Georgia. The objective is to demonstrate the principles of political discourse analysis, its methodologies, and their application in examining the speeches of both candidates. Several strategies from several linguists were used in the analysis of the speeches. The analysis showed that both candidates mostly use positive self-representation, positive attributes about themselves and their politics, and negative other-representation, negative attributes about the opponent and their politics. Aside from this aspect, persuasion is one of the most used strategies to influence people’s opinions and votes, which in turn relies on the positive representation of oneself and negative representation of the other.
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:131:412117
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation
Course: Linguistics
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Type of resourceText
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