The Instrumentalization of Fear in the Rhetorics of George W. Bush. A Linguistic Analysis

by Jonas Faust

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,7, University of Heidelberg, language: English, abstract: Using the Terror Management Theory as a theoretical basis, this paper analyzes several presidential speeches by George W. Bush focusing on their instrumentalization of fear, depiction of out-groups and the usage of certain topic-related words in their context. George Bush's presidency, and particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 366894931X
• ISBN13: 9783668949317
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"