Two Types of Concession: Evidence From Discourse Markers

Jarrah, Marwan; Alghazo, Sharif; Bader, Yousef

doi:10.1177/21582440211045059

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“…She also used the concession discourse markers to empathise with the citizenry: "yes, it gets emotional sometimes, for which we will not apologise; emotions only confirm our humanity" (p. 2). This aligns with Jarrah et al (2021) who affirm that speakers employ concessive discourse markers to empathise and lament.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Concession discourse markers are used to identify semantic relationships that typically have an uncertain outcome (Jarrah et al, 2021). Concessive discourse markers may serve some rhetorical purposes, such as persuading the listener of the argument being discussed, avoiding false accusations and providing information about unexpected events (Jarrah et al, 2021). Using concessive discourse markers at the beginning of the body paragraphs helps convince the audience of the argument under discussion.…”

Section: Contrastivementioning

confidence: 99%

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A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Female Vice-Presidential Candidate’s Acceptance Speech

Asafo-Adjei,

Bukari,

Klu

2023

REiLA Journal

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This instrumental qualitative case study examined the acceptance speech of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the first female vice presidential candidate of a major political party in Ghana. The study aimed to identify the discourse elements and cohesive devices used in the speech and to evaluate how she conveyed her political ideology and gender identity. Specifically, the research question was: which discourse elements and cohesive devices were employed, and how were political ideology and gender identity manifested in the speech? The data consisted of an eight-page speech delivered on July 28, 2020, in Accra, containing 3,972 words. Fairclough's (2015) Three-Dimensional textual analysis model was used for data analysis, which includes description, presentation and interpretation, and explanation of social reasons. Results showed that Professor Opoku-Agyemang used discourse elements and cohesive devices such as 'however,' 'also,' and 'second' to highlight her academic and political expertise and present herself as a qualified vice presidential candidate. She aimed to inspire women and encourage them to aspire to any position, including becoming the president of Ghana. The study's findings contribute to existing literature and can inform future research on female political representation, exposing the approaches of a marginalized group and their use of speeches to gain recognition within Ghana’s political space and beyond.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

Section: Contrastivementioning

confidence: 99%

A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Female Vice-Presidential Candidate’s Acceptance Speech

Asafo-Adjei,

Bukari,

Klu

2023

REiLA Journal

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Effects of gender and degree of formality on the use of euphemistic strategies in Iraqi Arabic

Mohammed Dawood,

Alghazo,

Jarrah

2023

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Although euphemism has been studied in many Arabic dialects, it has not yet received due attention in Iraqi Arabic (IA). This study investigates the use of euphemistic strategies by IA speakers and the effect of gender and degree of formality on the use of these strategies. In order to achieve these objectives, a discourse completion test (DCT) was developed and distributed to 160 (80 males and 80 females) Iraqi university students. The data were analysed quantitively and qualitatively using strategies adopted from a number of previous frameworks. The findings show that the participants used a variety of euphemistic strategies, with the deletion strategy being the most frequently used when talking about the topic of death, the fuzzy words strategy for the topic of mental illness, and the implication strategy for the topic of obesity. The analysis also revealed that the degree of formality plays a key role in the use of euphemistic strategies in the topic of mental illness and that gender plays an effective role in the use of euphemistic strategies in all three topics.

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