Interpersonal Meanings in the Genre of Diplomatic Addresses
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: This article is concerned with the construction ofinterpersonal relations in a relatively neglected genre of
political discourse - opening addresses delivered by
Directors-General of UNESCO at international conferences and
meetings - arguing that the genre-specific distribution of
interpersonal cues in addresses enhances the perception of
coherence. While exploring the communicative purpose and the
rhetorical structure of addresses, the analysis relates the
rhetorical moves of the genre to communicative functions of
language conveying interpersonal meanings and considers their
contribution to the perception of discourse coherence. The
findings of the analysis show that owing to the ritualistic
character of addresses, interpersonal meanings contributing to
the perception of coherence convey a continuous appeal to the
audience related to claiming common ground and shared ideology,
and a consistent subjective evaluation of social actors, their
actions and relations by the speaker.
Source: Brno Studies in English
Author: Olga Dontcheva‐Navratilova
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2189432337