Vol. 16, Issue 1, Jul-Dec 2023

Page: 1-21

A Pragma- Rhetorical Study of the Use of Synonyms in Iraqi Parliamentary Speeches

Prof. Estabraq R. Ibrahim (PhD.)

Received Date: 2024-05-29

Accepted Date: 2024-08-20

Published Date: 2024-08-23

This research is a pragma-rhetorical analysis of the use of synonyms in Iraqi parliamentary speeches in 2024. It aims at identifying instances of the use of synonyms utilized by Iraqi parliamentary members in their speeches before the Iraqi parliamentary session. Also it is meant to clarify political speeches through using pragma-rhetorical strategies employed to affect and persuade their audiences. To achieve these aims, using synonyms in their language are analyzed by the researcher to examine the extent to which figures of speech are utilized by them. Then, an analysis is performed to investigate the way that Grice's maxims (of quantity, quality, relation, and manner) are flouted by Iraqi parliamentary speeches in using these synonyms via rhetorical figures to achieve this persuasive goal. The analysis carried out in this paper includes identifying specific tropes: metaphor, pun, overstatement, understatement, and rhetorical question as pragma-rhetorical devices. This paper is expected to be of benefit to show how synonym can be created by using different figures of speech. Besides, it will bridge a gap in this field of knowledge by applying a Pragma-Rhetorical analysis through which Iraqi parliamentary chosen speech will be examined thoroughly.

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