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Ideology in Donald Trump's Discourse (A Critical Discourse Analysis: van Dijk's Perspective)

Katarina Anđelković

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This paper explores the ideological political discourse of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States of America. The theoretical framework for analysis is built from within the area of critical discourse analysis with an emphasis on language and the perspective used is that of Teun van Dijk. The categories that are analyzed are those of syntax and style, meaning and rhetoric. The issues that are explored are Donald Trump’s ideological viewpoints in which the “Us vs. Them” opposition is the most evident, namely, his opinions on immigration, the establishment and his opponent Hillary Clinton (and sometimes women in general).

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This paper explores the ideological political discourse of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States of America. The theoretical framework for analysis is built from within the area of critical discourse analysis with an emphasis on language and the perspective used is that of Teun van Dijk. The categories that are analyzed are those of syntax and style, meaning and rhetoric. The issues that are explored are Donald Trump’s ideological viewpoints in which the “Us vs. Them” opposition is the most evident, namely, his opinions on immigration, the establishment and his opponent Hillary Clinton (and sometimes women in general).

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This paper explores the ideological political discourse of Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign in the United States of America. The theoretical framework for analysis is built from within the area of critical discourse analysis with an emphasis on language and the perspective used is that of Teun van Dijk. The categories that are analyzed are those of syntax and style, meaning and rhetoric. The issues that are explored are Donald Trump’s ideological viewpoints in which the “Us vs. Them” opposition is the most evident, namely, his opinions on immigration, the establishment and his opponent Hillary Clinton (and sometimes women in general).

Key concepts: Ideology, Critical discourse analysis, Rhetoric, Discourse analysis, Viewpoints, Sociology, Opposition (politics), Politics

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