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A critical discourse analysis of three speeches of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

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dc.contributor.author Danquah, G.K
dc.date.accessioned 2023-01-16T15:25:00Z
dc.date.available 2023-01-16T15:25:00Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/793
dc.description A thesis in the Department of Communication and Media Studies, Faculty of Foreign Languages Education and Communication, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Communication and Media Studies) in the University of Education, Winneba JULY, 2020 en_US
dc.description.abstract This study is a critical discourse analysis of three selected speeches of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The analysis is situated in Fairclough’s triadic model for Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and Thompson’s modes of ideology. A CDA of the speeches revealed how the speeches reflect prevailing societal issues such as respect for systems and structures of authority, responsibility, Pan- Africanism, total independence, patriotism, the Ghanaian identity and rules and expectations of government. Power relations were exhibited in the speeches through the use of modal auxiliary verbs such as must, will, should and shall. The findings confirm language as an embodiment of ideological dimensions and power relations. The study also reveals Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as reinforcing the ideologies of the New Patriotic Party through the three speeches from various perspectives. The study recommends a critical use of language as a form of power to assert a person’s ideologies through public discourse. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Education,Winneba en_US
dc.subject Discourse analysis en_US
dc.subject speeches en_US
dc.title A critical discourse analysis of three speeches of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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