الخطاب السياسي لمهاتير محمد (رئيس وزراء ماليزيا سابقا)‎ في ضوء الاتساق اللغوي و عملية الاتصال : دراسة تحليلية

الملخص EN

This study analyzes a political speech delivered by the ex-Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr.

Mahathir Mohammad using the text linguistics and communication theory as developed in modern linguistics.

It highlights the political aspects of the speech and its domain focusing on language as its main foundation.

Language is a primary means of communication which establishes mutual and immediate understanding, effect, and satisfaction among the people.

The analyses are carried out at two levels; text and context.

The text is an internal speech component which consists of vocabulary, structures, and sentences.

On the other hand, the context is divided into two types; linguistic context that connects the internal text component and non-linguistic context which refers to speech analysis using external situations, its direct effects and usage situations.

Non-linguistic context also includes characteristics of cognitive, social, and cultural contexts, audience of the event, and the role of speech in relation to the place and time.

In addition, This study aims at identifying various styles of speech used by Dr.

Mahathir Mohammad in order to persuade and impact the audience