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Publication details [#11726]
Obeng, Samuel Gyasi. 1997. Language and Politics: Indirectness in Political Discourse. Discourse & Society 8 (1) : 49–83. 35 pp.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Place, Publisher
SAGE Publications
ISBN
0957-9265
Journal WWW
Annotation
Indirect communication methods are shown to be an integral part of political discourse. Focusing on Ghanaian politics, four types of indirectness are listed: metaphors, evasion, circumlocution and innuendoes. A prevalence of indirectness is noted in developing nations as compared to Western countries.