Use of Repetition as a Political Discourse Manipulation Device in the Speeches of a Pakistani Prime Minister

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the ideological function of repetition and positive-self vs. negativeother representation strategy in the political discourse. The data for this study comprises of the speeches of a former Pakistani Prime Minister, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, which has been analyzed in the light of theoretical framework for political discourse analysis (PDA) as well as discourse historical approach (DHA) focusing on to highlight the change in the Mr. Sharif’s ideology/stance over the period of time, and describe major reasons behind the said change. As a result, Mr. Sharif has been observed to change his stance over the period of time to manipulate his political speeches due to self-centeredness, and to convince the audience of his political agenda to stay in power.