A critical discourse analysis of the representation of Donald Trump in the Guardian / Zainab Hamzah

• Main Author: Zainab, Hamzah
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: P Philology. Linguistics; PR English literature
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3948/1/TITLE_PAGE.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3948/2/Abstract_abstrak.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3948/3/ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3948/4/Original_Literary_Work_Declaration.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3948/5/TABLE_OF_CONTENTS.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3948/6/Content_Text.pdf; http://pendeta.um.edu.my/client/default/search/results?qu=A+critical+discourse+analysis+of+the+representation+of+Donald+Trump+in+the+Guardian&te=; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/3948/

Employing Ruth Wodak’s Discourse-Historical Approach (Wodak 2001), this research report analyzes the construction of negative-other representation of Donald Trump and his Golf Complex project in Balmedie, Scotland by The Guardian online. The e-news articles are examined for the strategies that are employed to construct a negativeother representation of Donald Trump, and the ways these strategies are linguistically realized. The ensuing findings reveal that eventhough The Guardian successfully constructs a negative-other representation of Donald Trump, his success in getting the planning permission for his golf project shows this hegemonic influence and power over the people of Scotland.