PROPAGANDA IN POLITICS: THE USE OF LANGUAGE FOR EFFECT IN ELECTIONEERING CAMPAIGN

ABSTRACT

The Work Propaganda in Politics, the use of language for effect in electioneering campaign seek to x-ray the role language play as an agent of influence. This work considers the influence of propaganda on the electorate making use of some linguistics devices, like: Repetition, Word Coinages, Exaggeration, Attacks on Party Logo and Slogan, Vagueness, Abusive expressionetc. Propaganda has been the deliberate distortion of fact in order to influence people to change their line of thought or to blindly maintain their line of thought. Language in the other sense is the tool or medium via which this intention is achieved because you may have a thought of something but if not communicated it cannot achieve your desired effect. Generally, the researcher is concerned with campaign of calumny in 2007 general elections in Nigeria, necessary recommendations will be made at the end of the work.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page                                                                                 i

Certification                                                                             ii

Dedication                                                                               iii

Acknowledgement                                                                   iv

Tribute to my Parents                                                               vi

Table of Contents                                                                     vii

Abstract                                                                                   ix

CHAPTER ONE:  GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.0     Introduction

1.1.    Statement of Problem

1.2.    Aim of the Study

1.3.    Collection of Data

1.4.    Scope of Study

1.5.    Limitation of Study

1.6.    Theoretical Framework

1.7.    Definition of Term

1.8.    Nigeria Political History

CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0.   Introduction

2.1.   Politics

2.2.    Language and Politics

2.3.    Propaganda

2.4.    Speech Acts Theory and Communication

CHAPTER THREE: PROPAGANDA

3.0.   Introduction

3.1.   Abusive Expression

3.2. Repetition

3.3   Name Calling

3.4.  Word Coinages

3.5.  Vagueness

3.6.  Exaggeration

3.7. Attacks on Party Logo and Slogan

CHAPTER FOUR: OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSION

4.0.  Introduction

4.1.  Observation

4.2.  Conclusion

4.3.  Recommendation

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