Turkish President’s Address to The Joint Session of Pakistan’s Parliament: A Corpus Assisted Positive Discourse Analysis

Athar Rashid

doi:10.33195/jll.v5iii.301

Abstract

Formal visits to friendly regions have grown in popularity worldwide in recent years. Heads of state addresses are analysed from a unique perspective. Positive discourse analysis of speeches by international leaders has garnered attention, particularly in Pakistan, following Turkey's president's four visits to the country over the last decade. For the fourth time, he was given the opportunity to address the joint session of parliament. Since their independence, Turkey and Pakistan have had a friendly relationship, and even before that, the people of the region fought to defend the Ottoman Empire during World War II. The people of the subcontinent were active participants in the process, pleading with the British government to maintain the Khilafat system. Very little research has been conducted on presidential speeches, particularly those delivered by Turkish leaders. As a result, the focus of this research paper is on President Erdogan's speeches to the Pakistani Parliament, delivered on November 17, 2016, and February 14, 2020. This study employs a corpus-assisted positive discourse analysis approach in which the concordance patterns obtained from the corpora have been explained in the light of positive discourse analysis. The findings of the study indicate that President Erdogan's speeches are brimming with optimistic language. He tries to establish a brotherly bond with his listeners through mutual equality, respect, love, and strategic collaboration. He seems to be convinced that it is necessary to emphasize the Islamic bond that exists between the two brotherly states. The current paper is noteworthy because it applies positive discourse analysis to Turkish leaders' speeches, broadening its application scope and enriching the research content of positive discourse analysis through a corpus-informed approach.

Highlights

Religious speeches have a big impact on people, especially when they're delivered by leaders from Islamic Brotherhood countries
The researchers chose President Erdogan's speeches delivered at the Pakistani Parliament because approaches to speech analysis are uncommon in Pakistan
The purpose of this study is to look at the Turkish President's speeches from a positive discourse analysis perspective (PDA)

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Introduction

Religious speeches have a big impact on people, especially when they're delivered by leaders from Islamic Brotherhood countries. The concordance model provides a theoretical foundation under the umbrella of positive discourse analysis. Because it is simple and effective for analysing any text, PDA has attracted a large number of scholars from all fields. The research uses Baker's (2008) concordance model of the lexical item, adjective, to conduct corpus-assisted PDA research. The true bond of Islamic brotherhood between the speaker and the audience is the exploration of adjectives in speeches under the guise of positive discourse analysis. This study provides a quick review of the previous research carried out on positive discourse analysis and corpus methodology. The speeches of Erdogan have been analysed using the Baker (2008) model of concordance to see how the president uses adjectives to connect with the people of Pakistan.

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