APA Style
Kyeremeh, Y. S. , Kyeremeh, Y. S. Abudulai, R. , Abudulai, R. Taylor, B. H. , Taylor, B. H. Asiedu, E. K. , & Asiedu, E. K. (2023). An Appraisal of Political Speeches: Ideological Motivations in the Use of Metaphors.
Current Research in Public Health, 3(1), 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ujll.2023.699
ACS Style
Kyeremeh, Y. S. ; Kyeremeh, Y. S. Abudulai, R. ; Abudulai, R. Taylor, B. H. ; Taylor, B. H. Asiedu, E. K. ; Asiedu, E. K. An Appraisal of Political Speeches: Ideological Motivations in the Use of Metaphors.
Current Research in Public Health 2023 3(1), 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ujll.2023.699
Chicago/Turabian Style
Kyeremeh, Yaw Sarkodie, Yaw Sarkodie Kyeremeh. Rauf Abudulai, Rauf Abudulai. Benjamin Henry Taylor, Benjamin Henry Taylor. Emmanuel Kwesi Asiedu, and Emmanuel Kwesi Asiedu. 2023. "An Appraisal of Political Speeches: Ideological Motivations in the Use of Metaphors".
Current Research in Public Health 3, no. 1: 1-15.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ujll.2023.699
AMA Style
Kyeremeh YS, Kyeremeh YSAbudulai R, Abudulai RTaylor BH, Taylor BHAsiedu EK, Asiedu EK. An Appraisal of Political Speeches: Ideological Motivations in the Use of Metaphors.
Current Research in Public Health. 2023; 3(1):1-15.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ujll.2023.699
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ABSTRACT = {The purpose of this study was to examine the ideological motivations behind the use of metaphor in some selected speeches of former president John Dramani Mahama. Qualitatively, the study adopted a textual analysis research design. The study focused on Ghana’s political discourse with an emphasis on some selected speeches of former president John Dramani Mahama which were published between 4th July, 2012 to 6th January, 2017. A purposive sampling technique was used to select twenty (20) speeches of former president Mahama which were predominantly couched by layers of metaphors. The data were coded and metaphorically analysed in themes with interpretations. The analysis of metaphor in this study has shown that Critical Discourse Analysis is the best methodology for the analysis of spoken text in order to find out metaphorical meanings in discourse structures. The study revealed that Mahama’s use of metaphors was motivated by discursive practices such as hope, self-glorification, superiority and dominance and establishing commonality. The study indicated that metaphors are key discourse elements that foster understanding between and among participants in a political context. The study found that Mahama employs intertextuality as a rhetorical device. It is recommended that future researchers should devote time to look at the ideological implications of the use of intertextuality by Mahama.},
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