Abstract
<p>The main aim of this paper is to examine the syntactic status of a selected text-corpus focus, with a special focus on the verb within its Verb-Phrase. The major claim is that the power of the verb in its VP is loaded syntactically through which the speaker’s desire of the doublespeak within X-Phemism is achieved. In order to fulfill this claim, a corpus-based exploration is applied on the selected data produced in Standard English. The analysis is accounted for a conceptualization of grammar that is based on general syntactic constraints on a well-formedness. The syntactic conceptualization (Chomsky, 2000; Ouhalla, 2002) is selected in its broad sense, as the basic framework where it best captures the syntactic role played by the verb-predicate and its various arguments.</p>
Highlights
1.1 X-Phemism, Doublespeak, and Power of WordsThe theory of X-phemism perspectives has witnessed a remarkable progress in the past three decades or so, (Bolinger, 1980), and is one of the main attractive areas of academic research
The major claim is that the power of the verb in its VP is loaded syntactically through which the speaker’s desire of the doublespeak within X-Phemism is achieved
The four types of X-phemism are related to the term ‘Power Word’ in that a selected word in one certain context can denote a number of other meanings to influence and attract the listener
Summary
1.1 X-Phemism, Doublespeak, and Power of WordsThe theory of X-phemism perspectives has witnessed a remarkable progress in the past three decades or so, (Bolinger, 1980), and is one of the main attractive areas of academic research. Extended researches reveal more functions of those terms and exceed the relation to Orwell’s novel, (Al-Hamad & Salman, 2012; Allan, 2009; Allan & Burridge, 1991 & 2006; Aunk, 2009; Bolinger, 1980; Bakhtiar, 2012; Bourdieu, 1981; Enright, 1985; Fernandez 2008; Galal, 2014; Gladney et al, 2005; Khanfar, 2012; Khatabi, 2009; Kick, 2001; Mazid, 2003 2004 & 2007a&b; McGlone, Matthew, Beck, Gary, & Abigail, 2006; Qadhi, 2009; and Reznikove, 2001)
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