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Languages, rituals and symbols of politics

Explore the varied types of political languages, rituals, and symbols in the realm of politics, including techniques of analysis and the merging of classical rhetoric with modern persuasion methods.

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Languages, rituals and symbols of politics

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  1. Languages, rituals and symbols of politics GianpietroMazzoleni La comunicazionepolitica Chapter 5

  2. Political language defined • Political language differs from • Political discourse • Political message • Political communication • It should rather considered as that part of the political communication which deals with the power relationships

  3. Different types of political languages 1 • Exhortatory language (=rhetoric) • Legal language • Administrative language • Bargaining language

  4. Different types of political languages 2 • Revolutionary language • Totalitarian language • Crisis language

  5. Techniques of analysis • Lexical correspondence analysis • Critical discourse analysis

  6. Political rituals • Ritual defined: an activity where participants focus their attention on a common, evaluated object • It may aim to: • Create solidarity • Exhibit power • Create a shared signification • Blame a political rival

  7. Political ritualsNot only social integration • Tangentopoli’s trials • Party meetings of the Lega Nord • Clinton-Lewinsky scandal

  8. Political symbolism • Political symbols are concrete objects representing political values, ideology or events

  9. Political rhetoric • In recent times, classical rhetoric joined modern techniques of persuasion through mass media (=storytelling) • In such a way, rhetoric merged with the political marketing

  10. Languages of politics and mass media • Actually, all symbols and rituals practices are sent to the public opinion by the mass media, with a prevalence of the television

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