03124nam 2200541 450 991081200350332120180824083240.097890272005019789027264268 (e-book)(CKB)4100000003616825(MiAaPQ)EBC5381577(EXLCZ)99410000000361682520180601d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWords of crisis as words of power the jeremiad in American presidential speeches /Marta Neüff, Humboldt University of BerlinAmsterdam ;Philadelphia :John Benjamins Publishing Company,[2018]©20181 online resource (415 pages)Discourse approaches to politics, society and culture ;Volume 7790-272-0050-5 90-272-6426-0 Includes bibliographical references and index."The volume explores crisis rhetoric in contemporary U.S. American presidential speechmaking. Rhetorical leadership constitutes an inherent feature of the modern presidency. Particularly during times of critical events, the president is expected to react and address the nation. However, the power of the office also allows him or her to direct attention to particular topics and thus rhetorically create or exploit the notion of crisis. This monograph examines the verbal responses of George W. Bush and Barack Obama to pressing issues during their terms in office. Assuming an interdisciplinary approach, it illuminates the characteristics of modern crisis rhetoric. The aim of the book is to show that elements of Puritan rhetoric, and specifically the tradition of the jeremiad, although taken out of their original context and modified to suit a modern multiethnic society, can still be detected in contemporary political communication. It will be of interest to students and scholars of presidential rhetoric, political communication, sociolinguistics and cultural studies" --Provided by publisher.Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture.1569-9463 ;Volume 77.Jeremiad in American presidential speechesDiscourse analysisPolitical aspectsUnited StatesRhetoricPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistoryPresidentsUnited StatesLanguageHistoryJeremiadsPolitical aspectsUnited StatesHistoryCommunication in politicsUnited StatesHistoryDiscourse analysisPolitical aspectsRhetoricPolitical aspectsHistory.PresidentsLanguageHistory.JeremiadsPolitical aspectsHistory.Communication in politicsHistory.352.23/80973014Neüff Marta1619409MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812003503321Words of crisis as words of power3951605UNINA