Essays about: "rhetorical action theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words rhetorical action theory.

1. 1. Promises, promises Mr. President : A study of commissive speech act usage in 21st century American presidential inaugural addresses.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Erik Marklund; [2023]
   Keywords : President of the United States of America; Inauguration speech; Speech act theory; Commissive speech act; Promises; Pragmatics; Political discourse analysis.;

   Abstract : Abstract The American president’s serving period always begin with an iconic inaugural address. It is a function wherein the president can unify the audience, ratify the ceremony, and present his political and administrative direction for his term. READ MORE

3. 2. From Battling to Bridge Building: Metaphors around Covid-19 in German Politics

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

   Author : Victoria Wandsleb; [2021]
   Keywords : Cognitive Linguistics; Covid-19; Metaphors; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Dynamic Discourse Studies; Critical Metaphor Analysis; Metaphor Identification Procedure; Explorative Corpus Analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The present study examines metaphor activity in German politics. It focuses on the question how metaphors contribute to a conceptualisation of the Covid-19 pandemic. The research question is answered with the help of a corpus-based analysis that qualitatively investigates debates in the German parliament between March and June 2020. READ MORE

4. 3. Playing the Trump Card : A qualitative rhetorical analysis of President Trump’s crisis communication on Hurricane Maria

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Julia Holmqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : Crisis communication; image repair theory; situational crisis communication theory; qualitative rhetorical analysis; populism; Donald Trump; Hurricane Maria;

   Abstract : In this study, a qualitative rhetorical analysis is done on U.S. president Donald Trump’s crisis communication on Hurricane Maria, which was an Atlantic hurricane that struck areas such as Puerto Rico and Dominica in the autumn of 2017. Given that the former is an unincorporated territory of the U. READ MORE

5. 4. When Contrasts Joined The Circus : How Defying & Obeying Gravity Revitalized a Suffering Art Form Called 'Circus'

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Christel Klan Stjernebjerg; [2017]
   Keywords : Circus; Circus Performances; Arts; Artistry; Dance;

   Abstract : This Master thesis is about Western circus performance styles. It is the aim to describe, compare, and contextualise traits and tendencies of early Western circus performances (EWCP) and contemporary Western circus performances (CWCP) through academic terms. READ MORE

6. 5. An attempt in theorizing the urban design competition through the means of rhetoric

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Lisa Ganestam; [2014]
   Keywords : Urban design; architectural competition; rhetoric; Aristotle; action-oriented humanistic theory; three modes of persuasion; topos; interpretation; presentation skills; Europan 11;

   Abstract : This thesis explores urban design competitions, the rhetoric of it and the underlying processes that control the direction, development and result of the same. The intention is to investigate those motivations and motifs that lies behind the architectural competition process, how the competition process may take place, what actors are involved and if there more to the outcome of a competition than merely the design aspects. READ MORE