Language and power
Akshay Kumar Korica MS24-002
Outline
• Introduction
• Definitions: Language and power
• Relationship between Language and Power
• Applying C.D.A
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Introduction
Language is power, life, and the instrument of
culture, an instrument of domination and
liberation.
(Angela Carter)
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LANGUAGE
Language is a set of (finite and infinite) sentences. Each is finite in length and
constructed out of a finite set of elements. (Chomsky, 1957)
“A language is not just words. It’s a culture, a tradition, a unification of a
community, a whole history that creates what a community is. It’s all
embodied in a language.” (Noam Chomsky)
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POWER Political
power
Power is the measure of the degree of control you have over
circumstances in your life and the actions of the people around you.
(Robert Greene, The 48 Laws of Power) Power
Three main types of power: Shân Wareing (1999) Social
Personal
• Personal power group power
power
• Political power
• Social group power
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Relationship
between
Language and
power
LANGUAGE AND POWER
Language and power refers to the vocabulary and linguistic
strategies people use to assert and maintain power over
others.
POWER
Power in Power Behind
discourse Discourse
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“Language can be used not only as a
means of communication but also as
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an instrument of power and
control.”
Angella Brognolli
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Applying C.D.A
LANGUAGE AND POWER
Today, I again consider it necessary to come back to the tragic events
taking place in the Donbas and the key issue of ensuring Russian
security
As for the military sphere, today, modern Russia, even after the
collapse of the USSR and the loss of a significant part of its capacity, is
one of the most powerful nuclear powers in the world and possesses
certain advantages in some of the newest types of weaponry.
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“Once again, I emphasise, all responsibility for possible
bloodshed will lay on the conscience of the ruling regime in
Ukraine.
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Conclusion
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