The language of neofeudal corporatism and the war on Iraq

Philip Graham; Allan Luke

doi:10.1075/bct.3.03gra

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The language of neofeudal corporatism and the war on Iraq

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The language of neofeudal corporatism and the war on Iraq

Philip Graham and Allan Luke

Journal of Language and Politics, Vol.4(1), pp.11-39

2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/bct.3.03gra

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Abstract

Cognitive Sciences

Linguistics

political economy

feudalism

war on terror

discourse analysis

coalition of the willing

capitalism

corporatism

In this paper we argue that the term "capitalism" is no longer useful for understanding the current system of political economic relations in which we live. Rather, we argue that the system can be more usefully characterised as neofeudal corporatism. Using examples drawn from a 300,000 word corpus of public utterances by three political leaders from the "coalition of the willing"- George W. Bush, Tony Blair, and John Howard-we show some defining characteristics of this relatively new system and how they are manifest in political language about the invasion of Iraq.

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Title: The language of neofeudal corporatism and the war on Iraq
Authors: Philip Graham (Author) - University of Queensland
Allan Luke (Author)
Publication details: Journal of Language and Politics, Vol.4(1), pp.11-39
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co.
Date published: 2005
DOI: 10.1075/bct.3.03gra
ISSN: 1569-2159
Organisation Unit: Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Creative Industries - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450724502621
Output Type: Journal article

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