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Characteristics of Australian Political Language Rhetoric: Tactics of gaining public support and shirking responsibility

Tongtao Zheng (1)
1. chool of Asian Languages and Studies University of Tasmania, Australia
https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v2i2.380

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2000)
Submitted
1999 July 12
Published
2000 September 10
Keywords:
    public discourse, Australian political discourse, discoursal features, political rhetoric techniques, targeting strategy, enforcement strategy, avoidance strategy
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The article explores how language can been used as a resource of cultural value and creative power in Australian English. The paper reveals how Australian politicians use political language rhetoric as a powerful tool in gaining political advantages. Several segments of so-called "public discourse" have been analysed, but the author mainly focuses on two areas of speech: how politicians use their language skills in gaining public support, and how they shirk responsibility. Special discoursal features of these speeches have been compiled and categorised. The speeches are studied from the various angles of discourse analysis and political rhetoric techniques.

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Tongtao Zheng
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Zheng, T. (2000). Characteristics of Australian Political Language Rhetoric: Tactics of gaining public support and shirking responsibility. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 2(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v2i2.380
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Zheng, T. (2000). Characteristics of Australian Political Language Rhetoric: Tactics of gaining public support and shirking responsibility. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 2(2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v2i2.380