Changes in the Persuasive Strategies of the American Presidents in War-related Speeches in the 20th and 21st Century – Bc. Eva Hubáčková
Bc. Eva Hubáčková
Master's thesis
Changes in the Persuasive Strategies of the American Presidents in War-related Speeches in the 20th and 21st Century
Changes in the Persuasive Strategies of the American Presidents in War-related Speeches in the 20th and 21st Century
Abstract:
Tato diplomová práce analyzuje pět válečných projevů prezidentů Spojených států s cílem zjistit, jak se v průběhu posledního století vyvíjely přesvědčovací strategie. Teoretická část popisuje rétorické strategie a vybrané pojmy z pragmatické lingvistiky. Empirická část obsahuje rétorickou a pragmatickou analýzu pěti válečných prezidentských projevů se zaměřením na řečové akty, rámcování a apel na emoce …moreAbstract:
This thesis analyses five U.S. presidential war speeches to explore how persuasive strategies have evolved over the last century. The theoretical part describes persuasive strategies in rhetoric and selected concepts from pragmatic linguistics. The empirical part includes a rhetorical and pragmatic analysis of five war-related presidential speeches focusing on speech acts, framing, and emotional, logical …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 22. 4. 2025
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/lcl9m/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 9. 6. 2025
- Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D.
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HUBÁČKOVÁ, Eva. \textit{Changes in the Persuasive Strategies of the American Presidents in War-related Speeches in the 20th and 21st Century}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Education. 2025. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/36zkhe/.
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Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training / Lower Secondary School English Language Teacher Training
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