A Pragmalinguistic and Sociopolitical Analysis of Vague Language in Two Iranian Presidents’ International Interviews

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ALLAMI HAMID; Ghasemi Mohammd; Barzegar Najmeh

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Journal: LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH) Year:2021 | Volume:12 | Issue:5 (65) Page(s): 205-237

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A Pragmalinguistic and Sociopolitical Analysis of Vague Language in Two Iranian Presidents’ International Interviews

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ALLAMI HAMID | Ghasemi Mohammd | Barzegar Najmeh | Issue Writer Certificate

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political discourse

pragmalinguistic paradigm

vagueness strategies

Abstract

Standard political discourse is replete with ambiguity and vagueness. Politicians frequently use vague language to hide their inadequate knowledge, show their low interest in the issue, and/or evoke emotion. This study reports on a qualitative content analysis of vagueness in two Iranian presidents' political interviews within a pragmalinguistic and sociopolitical paradigm. The data consisted of nine question-answer exchanges extracted from seven internationally live broadcast interviews. A total of 57 instances of vague language use were analyzed in terms of 21 pragmalinguistic vagueness strategies. Implications are that vagueness in political discourse is motivated by a multiplicity of factors such as face management, sociopolitical and situational adaptation, conflict avoidance, and personal characteristics of the interviewers and the respondents. Vagueness was also found to be a sign of diplomatic prudence or wisdom.

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ALLAMI, HAMID, Ghasemi, Mohammd, & Barzegar, Najmeh. (2021). A Pragmalinguistic and Sociopolitical Analysis of Vague Language in Two Iranian Presidents’ International Interviews. LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH), 12(5 (65) ), 205-237. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/973213/en

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ALLAMI HAMID, Ghasemi Mohammd, Barzegar Najmeh. A Pragmalinguistic and Sociopolitical Analysis of Vague Language in Two Iranian Presidents’ International Interviews. LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH)[Internet]. 2021;12(5 (65) ):205-237. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/973213/en

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HAMID ALLAMI, Mohammd Ghasemi, and Najmeh Barzegar, “A Pragmalinguistic and Sociopolitical Analysis of Vague Language in Two Iranian Presidents’ International Interviews,” LANGUAGE RELATED RESEARCH (COMPARATIVE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE RESEARCH), vol. 12, no. 5 (65) , pp. 205–237, 2021, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/973213/en

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