“Maestro: el Gran Aliado”: A Critical Discourse Analysis
Journal: Open Journal for Studies in Linguistics (Vol.3, No. 2)Publication Date: 2020-10-19
Authors : Carolina Campoy-Aguirre;
Page : 83-92
Keywords : critical discourse analysis; transitivity; modality; textual; opaque meaning; opinion column; systemic functional linguistics.;
Abstract
This article examined an opinion column titled Maestro: el Gran Aliado (teachers: The great ally) from a Critical Discourse Analysis perspective. The relevance of the analysis of this piece lies on the fact that our current minister of education wrote it shortly before accepting this position. The study sets out to explore the linguistic features used in this opinion column and uncover the opaque intentions behind it. The analysis is conducted through the use of systemic functional linguistics. The findings imply that the discourse used in this opinion column had a different intention than the transparent purpose stated by the name given to it.
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