A Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of Flaming Language in Selected Political Speeches

الملخص

The pragma-stylistic approach offers a robust framework for examining the intricate dynamics of language use in political texts. Flaming is a term for verbal abuse that is intended to hurt someone, a group, or  an organization. In other words, it constitutes profanity or personal insults that is used by politicians. The present study aims at investigating meanings of flaming as a pragma-stylistic phenomenon and identifying which meaning is mostly used by Donald Trump’s Rallies against Harris. It also aims at identifying which impoliteness strategies and stylistics devices are used by Donald Trump and their contribute of flamed speeches. The study hypothesis that directs faming is commonly used in Trump’s speech and bald on record and hyperbole are mostly used in his rallies. The study uses eclectic model: Bansal et.al (2012) Meanings of Flaming, Culpeper (1996) Impoliteness Strategies