Representation and intervention: the production of subjectivity in language

Authors

  • Décio Rocha UERJ

Keywords:

representation, subjectivity, alterity, scenography, terrorism

Abstract

Based on a corpus composed of an interview with G. W. Bush, president of the U.S.A., which took place on the 16th September 2001, precisely five days after the terrorist attack to the World Trade Center, this paper discusses the double role of language, representing and intervening, in its mediation between subject and world. The main reason to explain the interest of the analysis of this interview is the fact that Bush speaks of a “crusade” against the enemy, inadequate expression which brought about a vigorous reaction from islamitic community. The concept of scenography conceived by Maingueneau shows itself productive in putting forward the intervening dimension of language.

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Author Biography

Décio Rocha, UERJ

Doutor em Lingüística pela PUC-SP. Professor da UERJ. Publicou, entre outros títulos, Une approche discursive de la classe de langue étrangère en tant que lieu de travail, na D.E.L.T.A., vol. 19, fasc. 1, 2003; Enlaçamentos nos discursos da mídia sobre videojogos, em The ESPecialist, vol. 24, Número especial, LAEL, PUC-SP, 2003; co-autor de Análise de Conteúdo e Análise do Discurso: o lingüístico e seu entorno, na D.E.L.T.A., , vol. 22, no. 1, 2006, e AC e AD: aproximações e afastamentos na (re)construção de uma trajetória. ALEA, UFRJ, vol. 7, no. 2, 2005.

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Published

2006-12-30

How to Cite

Rocha, D. (2006). Representation and intervention: the production of subjectivity in language. Gragoatá, 11(21). Retrieved from https://periodicos.uff.br/gragoata/article/view/33231

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 21 (2006): Linguistic usage

Section

Language Articles

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