Hate Speech Acts in Populist Rhetoric



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Submitted Jul 31, 2021
Published Apr 28, 2022
10.24018/ejsocial.2022.2.2.117

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This research will study populism and populist rhetoric. At the first section of the research, common features of populist rhetoric is highlighted. In the second section of this study, by means of descriptive methodology phenomenon of populist rhetoric is studied. Also, communicative patterns of populist leaders are formulated. Furthermore, Speech act theory, is used in analysis of populist rhetoric. In brief, the side effects of use of hate speech acts in populist politicians’ rhetoric will be evaluated. For this study tweets of Donald Trump will be used as the input of research study. And the traces of hate speech will be followed in his speech.

Keywords: Dismantling Normalities, Populist Rhetoric, Speech Act Theory

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