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Abstract
This empirical investigation reveals how language works for power operating at the margin between literature and politics by analyzing political rhetoric. Politicians pay so much attention in the way they present their speeches and messages just to dominate and influence the flow of peoples thoughts and beliefs. Focusing on the notion of discourse by Michel Foucault, this work explores how discursive strategies oration contributes to evolving social relations of power. In the process of the study, literary approaches including semiotics, deconstruction and critical discourse analysis are used to unravel the hidden power relations that manifest in political discourses through analysis of selected political speeches from different cultural settings. This research explores the ways and extents to which language and especially the aspects of metaphor, euphemism, and storytelling are used as mechanisms of hiding power or the other way round reinforcing it. Moreover, it explores how various linguistic practices are used and is informed by culture, society or politics their role is to oppress or empower. On that regard, this research stream illuminates on how language undermines or supports power relations in political arenas across different disciplines. Thus, in addition to the desire to provide a detailed analysis of the finer aspects of political communication, this study also furthers awareness when language is used instrumentally to construct governance, public policy, and social consciousness among the people. Thus, this research highlights the need for the understanding of how political language affects the perception of the public as well as social justice.
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Copyright © 2024 Dr PANDU MUDHAVATH. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
