In George Orwell’s critical essay “Politics and the English Language” he argues that the English language is failing in its effectiveness to successfully communicate. He makes the bold claim that, due to factors like trite figurative speech, meaningless inclusions to sentences, and unnecessarily large words, mankind has become more slovenly and less respectable overall. The author then goes on to provide examples of these specific fallacies, as well as discuss writing as an overall topic. The purpose
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Prayut Chan-o-cha’s Speeches of Elections and Reforms Rachayanandhana Phraekhao 5406610039 1 Introduction Politics is a struggle of power in order to put certain political, economic and social ideas into practice. In this process, language plays a crucial role. Every political action is prepared, accompanied, influenced and played by language. This paper analyses the political discourse of General Prayut Chan-o-Cha, the Prime Minister of Thailand who gave the