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Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns

The goal of this study is to investigate how President Abdelfattah El Sissi used pronouns as well as different alternatives of the word “Egypt” as a discourse strategy to add the sense of inclusion in the context of election campaigns. Group orientation (i.e. inclusion) is of the strategies commonly...

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Main Author: Abdelhafiz, Ihab
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description The goal of this study is to investigate how President Abdelfattah El Sissi used pronouns as well as different alternatives of the word “Egypt” as a discourse strategy to add the sense of inclusion in the context of election campaigns. Group orientation (i.e. inclusion) is of the strategies commonly used in political speeches (Hicks, 2005). Several theories relating to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) have been introduced to help understand political speeches beyond the surface level. For the purpose of this study, which includes the text, discourse practices and socio-political context, has been employed. The sample used for this study was downloaded from YouTube and includes two TV interviews with President El Sissi, one before 2014 elections and the other before 2018 elections. The study sought to answer two questions; one on how El Sissi used the collective pronouns ʔeḥna and naḥnu (we) as opposed to his use of the personal pronoun ʔana (I) to add as sense of group orientation; and the other is on how he used the word “Egypt” and other alternatives like “homeland” and “the country” for the same purpose of expressing solidarity with people. Results show that he has successfully used the pronouns as well as the different alternatives of “Egypt” in both interviews to gain people’s support in elections.
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spelling oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1745 Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns Abdelhafiz, Ihab The goal of this study is to investigate how President Abdelfattah El Sissi used pronouns as well as different alternatives of the word “Egypt” as a discourse strategy to add the sense of inclusion in the context of election campaigns. Group orientation (i.e. inclusion) is of the strategies commonly used in political speeches (Hicks, 2005). Several theories relating to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) have been introduced to help understand political speeches beyond the surface level. For the purpose of this study, which includes the text, discourse practices and socio-political context, has been employed. The sample used for this study was downloaded from YouTube and includes two TV interviews with President El Sissi, one before 2014 elections and the other before 2018 elections. The study sought to answer two questions; one on how El Sissi used the collective pronouns ʔeḥna and naḥnu (we) as opposed to his use of the personal pronoun ʔana (I) to add as sense of group orientation; and the other is on how he used the word “Egypt” and other alternatives like “homeland” and “the country” for the same purpose of expressing solidarity with people. Results show that he has successfully used the pronouns as well as the different alternatives of “Egypt” in both interviews to gain people’s support in elections. 2019-02-01T08:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/746 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1745/viewcontent/Inclusion_20strategies_20in_20President_20El_20Sissi_e2_80_99s_20discourse_20in_20context_20of_20election_20campaigns.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Discourse political discourse inclusion strategies election campaigns election interviews el Sissi NA NA
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election campaigns
election interviews
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Abdelhafiz, Ihab
Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns
title Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns
title_full Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns
title_fullStr Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns
title_full_unstemmed Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns
title_short Inclusion strategies in President El Sissi's discourse in context of election campaigns
title_sort inclusion strategies in president el sissi s discourse in context of election campaigns
topic Discourse
political discourse
inclusion strategies
election campaigns
election interviews
el Sissi
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