Discourse Analysis of Language as a Tool in Political Speeches: Case Study of the USA-Russia Relations

Abstract: Political discourse defines the language in others’ views, which is the use of the language in a particular type of discourse. The current study intends to explore the necessity for studying language in different perspectives using linguistic analysis. It is deep-rooted to Neo Marxism for inspiration as its major concern is the relation between language and politics It aims at analyzing discourses of three participants namely: the two USA presidents; (Donald Trump, Joe Biden), and the Russian president (Vladimir Putin). The choice is based on the fact that they represent the most recent politicians contributing in shaping the USA-Russian relations. Moreover, analyzing a political context leads us to know the value and implications of language in public meetings. The researcher employed a descriptive method acting in qualitative data gathering by analyzing audiovisual speeches of the participants for the assessment of a double objective at once; On the first hand, it is an opened research taking into consideration the political developments between the two big states. On the second hand, it is a study ofspeeches whereby discourse analysis is the main objective. For the fact that the United States of America is a strong nation with the capacity to affect events in other nations. Findings draw attention to the USA/Russia complicated relation. Keywords; political language, USA-Russia relations, Body language. Discourse analysis