The ‘Trumpusconi’ Phenomenon: A Comparative Discourse Analysis of US President Trump’s and Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi’s Political Speeches
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2020
abstract:
This study compares current US President Donald Trump and Italy’s
former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, through discourse analysis.
Venturing beyond the similarities found in their private and political
lives, the study observes the similarities and differences between these
two public figures belonging to two different countries and cultures
from a linguistic perspective. The analysis focuses on three speeches
held by each politician under similar circumstances, specifically
focussing on a qualitative and quantitative analysis of their use of
nouns, verbs, and adjectives. This study partially confirms the media’s
ideas about the similarity between the two politicians and highlights
how their comparison can reveal some aspects of the evolution of
politics in the Western world which is becoming ever more similar to a
form of infotainment.
former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, through discourse analysis.
Venturing beyond the similarities found in their private and political
lives, the study observes the similarities and differences between these
two public figures belonging to two different countries and cultures
from a linguistic perspective. The analysis focuses on three speeches
held by each politician under similar circumstances, specifically
focussing on a qualitative and quantitative analysis of their use of
nouns, verbs, and adjectives. This study partially confirms the media’s
ideas about the similarity between the two politicians and highlights
how their comparison can reveal some aspects of the evolution of
politics in the Western world which is becoming ever more similar to a
form of infotainment.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Berlusconi; Critical Discourse Analysis; Discourse Strategies;
Infotainment; Spectacularisation
List of contributors:
Scotto di Carlo, Giuseppina
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