Arabic Political Discourse in Transition

✍ Scribed by El Mustapha Lahlali

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 302
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Explores the role of language in the ongoing social, cultural and political changes of the Arab world

• Provides a detailed micro- and macro-analysis of Arabic political discourse
• Presents an innovative framework for the analysis of Arabic discourse in the context of conflict
• Analyses the strategic shifts in discourse throughout the course of the uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia
• Explores how some Arab officials and the Arab public use discourse to position themselves in relation to each other
• Examines the power of image in conveying discourses at times of conflict

10 years after the eruption of the Arab revolutions, El Mustapha Lahlali explores the dialectical relationship between discourse and social change during and after the conflict. In particular, he examines how Arabic public and political discourse shapes, and is shaped by, the wider social, cultural and political environment.

Analysing the dialogue of various actors, Islamic parties and stakeholders – as well as marginalised voices – Arabic Political Discourse in Transition identifies the key linguistic strategies and features used to frame, represent and position oneself at times of conflict.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Figures
Guide to the Arabic Transliteration System
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Discourse and Social Change: A Theoretical Framework
2 Discourse, Framing and Representational Strategies
3 Framing, Representation and Conflict in Arabic Discourse
4 Doing Arabic Discourse: Micro-Analysis of Arabic Political Discourse
5 Macro-Analysis of Arabic Political Discourse: The Discourse of Enforcement and Persuasion
6 Arabic Political Discourse and Politeness Strategies
7 Arabic Islamic Political Discourse
Conclusion and Findings
References
Additional References
Index