Bc. Anna Bánovcová

Master's thesis

The Influence of Social Role on the Way of Speaking: Speech Behaviour and Speech Habits of 2008 Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama

The Influence of Social Role on the Way of Speaking: Speech Behaviour and Speech Habits of 2008 Presidential Candidates John McCain and Barack Obama
Abstract:
Táto diplomová práca analyzuje vplyv sociálnej role na charakter prejavov prezidentských kandidátov v USA v roku 2008 Johna McCaina a Baracka Obamu. Zároveň sleduje znaky správania sa v prejavoch, tzv. speech behavior, a návyky v prejavoch, tzv. speech habits. Ako prvý sa definuje žáner politického prejavu a jeho podžáner predvolebného politického prejavu, následne sú označené hlavné aspekty analýzy …more
Abstract:
This thesis analyzes the influence of the social role on the character of speeches of the 2008 presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. At the same time speech behavior and speech habits are observed. First, the genre of a political speech and its subgenre of a pre-election political speech are defined, and then the sociolinguistic factors, the influence of the formal setting, and speech …more
 

Keywords

social role speech behavior speech habits sociolinguistic factors speech accommodation media discourse formal setting
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 24. 11. 2009
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/r87ru/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 16. 2. 2010
  • Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Ludmila Urbanová, CSc.

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