The Person in Politics, Pronouns and political personalization in U.S. presidential campaigns ISBN:9789027228246

書名

The Person in Politics, Pronouns and political personalization in U.S. presidential campaigns
政治における個人:アメリカ大統領選挙活動における代名詞と政治のパーソナライゼーション
著者・編者 Szabo, L.P.
シリーズ Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture
出版社 John Benjamins Publishing Company
発行年 2025年
装丁 ハードカバー
ページ数 198 ページ
ISBN 978-90-272-2824-6
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Description

 

Personalization has become a central feature of political communication. Politicians appear on late-night talk shows, smile from billboards, and post family photos on social media – placing themselves at the heart of public discourse. As individual personalities take center stage, abstract political ideologies and political collectives fade into the background. The Person in Politics explores the linguistic dimension of this shift through the cognitive semantic analysis of pronominal references. Drawing on a thorough account of how pronouns are used in American presidential nomination acceptance speeches and with what purpose, this work investigates how politicians emphasize individual leadership and craft collective identities with personal pronouns. Offering valuable insights into the intersection of language and political campaign rhetoric, this book is relevant for scholars of cognitive linguistics and political communication, as well as practicioners seeking to navigate the evolving field of political discourse.


Contents:

 

Chapter 1. Introduction: Towards personalized political communications | pp. 1–19
Chapter 2. Personalized politics: Causes and effects | pp. 20–53
Chapter 3. The language of political personalization: Deixis and image schemas | pp. 54–84
Chapter 4. The politics of pronouns, the pronouns of politics | pp. 85–97
Chapter 5. Operationalizing pronouns in politics: The method of a linguistic analysis | pp. 98–115
Chapter 6. A linguistic analysis of personalization in politics: Results and discussion | pp. 116–134
Chapter 7. Political personalization in detail: Case studies | pp. 135–163
Chapter 8. Pronouns, politics, and personalization: Conclusion | pp. 164–173