Persuasion in Arabic and English diplomatic discourse

Abstract EN

The present study is an attempt to explore the persuasive side of diplomatic discourse.

our work pinpoints the diversity of framing an argument so as to function as a persuasive device in diplomatic discourse.

it considers the case study of two united nations letter-type texts from the permanent representative of the member state Syrian Arab republic to the united nations organizations.

the research then analyzes the persuasive linguistic tools in both Arabic and English diplomatic discourses to investigate the speaker’s used strategies to convince the audience as to change their beliefs in line with his own vision.

to fulfill that, studying the linguistic and rhetoric aspects of persuasion and examining the use of logic and reason in the framing of arguments are a prominent part of our objective.

the research findings reveal that manifold strategies are used in which assertion, typecasting, storytelling, and rhetorical repetition are among the chief practices of framing arguments in Arabic diplomatic texts, which are preserved as well in their English translated versions.

in due course, we assume that this initiative work lays the first stone to tackle the issue of persuasion cross-linguistically in diplomatic communication.