| dc.creator |
Ramadhani, Ramadhani Abdillah |
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| dc.date |
2018-05-07T07:40:40Z |
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| dc.date |
2018-05-07T07:40:40Z |
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| dc.date |
2017 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-20T12:07:25Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-20T12:07:25Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Ramadhani, R. A. (2017). A critical discourse analysis of the Arusha declaration. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/433 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/433 |
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| dc.description |
Dissertation (MA Linguistics) |
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| dc.description |
This study dealt with A Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of the Arusha
Declaration. The study examined the role of language as an instrument of ideology
and power in political discourse.
The Arusha Declaration Document was selected as a case study.The case study seeks
to describe a unit in detail, in context and holistically. It is essential as it allows
studying many things from few.The Document was analysed critically in order to
show that language canbe manipulated strategically to achieve ideological and power
goals in society. The study employed qualitative approach having in mind three
specific objectives: (i) To critically examine lexico-grammatical categories used in
the Arusha Declaration to propagate the socialist ideology (ii) To identify lexicogrammatical
categories employed in the Arusha Declaration to label less valued
social groups in relation to the dominant majority group ideology and (iii) To
examine the themes and messages of the Arusha Declaration to Tanzanians. Study
findings reveal that ideology is dependent on language manipulation and vice versa.
The commonest lexico-grammatical categories employed in political rhetoric to
achieve ideological objectives include the use of pronouns, passive forms, three-part
statements, repetition, figures of speech, ideological vocabulary and vague and
ambiguous vocabulary. The study also revealed despite the fact that some scholars of
the origins of language have been arguing language essentially began due to political
reasons i.e man is a political animal in nature, hence political language that consists
largely of metaphors, triads, cloudy vagueness and other stylistic features should be
intensively minimized if at all abandoned for a clear, honest and understandable
communication between the users and their clients. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
The University of Dodoma |
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| dc.subject |
Arusha |
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| dc.subject |
Arusha declaration |
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| dc.subject |
Discourse analysis |
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| dc.subject |
Language |
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| dc.subject |
Language roles |
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| dc.subject |
Lexico-grammatical category |
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| dc.subject |
Socialist ideology |
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| dc.subject |
Majority group ideology |
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| dc.subject |
Political language |
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| dc.subject |
Stylistic features |
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| dc.subject |
Tanzania |
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| dc.subject |
Ideology |
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| dc.subject |
Political discourse |
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| dc.title |
A critical discourse analysis of the Arusha declaration |
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| dc.type |
Dissertation |
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