The Rhetoric of Political Corruption: Sociolinguistic, Dialectical, and Ceremonial Processes.

Gronbeck, Bruce E.

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Publication Date: 1978

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The Rhetoric of Political Corruption: Sociolinguistic, Dialectical, and Ceremonial Processes.

Gronbeck, Bruce E.

Quarterly Journal of Speech, v64 n2 p155-72 Apr 1978, Apr78

Examines the public discourse surrounding political corruption by arguing that the ritualistic deposition of corrupters is based in a sociolinguistic process of assigning meanings to acts, a dialectical process of contrapositioning competing voices, and a ceremonial process of acting out the drama of purgation before the affected institutions and/or the society at large. (JF)

Descriptors: Logic, Persuasive Discourse, Political Attitudes, Political Issues, Political Power, Public Opinion, Rhetorical Criticism, Semiotics, Sociolinguistics, Symbolic Language

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Language: English

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