http://blogs.najah.edu/author/dana-english An-Najah Blogs :: Personal information en-us Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:32:08 IDT Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:32:08 IDT [email protected] [email protected] http://blogs.najah.edu/staff/dana-english/article/Obamas-lopsided-speech-and-the-Palestinian-Israeli-conflictPublished Articles Lexicography and poli-linguistics: Obamas lopsided speech and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict It but axiomatic that the common trend in political discourse is to go beyond what is natural common and marked to come up with effectively manipulated discourse This article addresses the way politicians convey their attitudes towards a subject area by employing the lexical connotations of Dysphemism and Euphemism in reference to the entities under discussion Hasegawa 2002 For instance if a politician favors a particular party he tends to use euphemized expressions to support it Euphemism is defined as an implicit mode that portrays the good face of an entity in a way that it seems positive Fairclough 2004 states that you can avoid calling a spade a spade by using an emotively euphemised expression In contrast dysphemism shows the ugly face of the entity This article addresses how President Barack Obama delivers a lopsided speech when the topic under discussion is The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict After intensive analysis of Obamas speech entitled: Israel and the Palestinian territoriesClick:http:obamaspeechescom043-From-the-Road-Israel-and-the-Palestinian-territories-Obama-Podcasthtm It is found that the title and the rest of his speech is imbued with an overall perspective tilting pro-Israelis To pin it down President Obama uses the euphemized term Palestinian Territories which means an area which is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country http:dictionarycambridgeorgdefineasp?key=82092dict=CALD Moreover he refers to the Israeli erected barriers by using the euphemised term checkpoint a place where people are stopped at a border between two countries This implies that Palestine is only part of a state A better choice is the euphemised term roadblock a temporary structure put across a road to stop traffic is to be employed if Obama intends to support the Palestinian perspective At other instances President Obama opts for dysphemised terms such as terrorism referring to Palestinian assaults against the Israelis The article ends up with guidelines to the analyst politician or even would be translator so as to know the semiotic values with which the utterance is saturated Euphemism is implicitly used by President Obama to refer to both Palestinians and Israelis but with one perspective to show the good face of the State of Israel that has borderlines with a territory part of Israel ie The West Bank as Obama puts it On the other hand dysphemism is an explicit mode that clarifies the ugly face of Palestinians http://blogs.najah.edu/staff/dana-english/article/quotA-little-learning-is-a-dangerous-thing-drink-deep-or-never-taste-the-cupquotGeneral PostsA little learning is a dangerous thing drink deep or never taste the cup Excellence or even success in at English is a far-fetched goal This is the opinion of so many students They claim that they dont know how to read write speak and listen to English lectures To pin it down they repeat English for so many times to the extent that they see English as the monotonous motif that supposedly blocks their minds Students are asked to choose the best way to be at least good at English reading writing and reading listening and speaking skills Most of the students have chosen the following methods: 1 Reading books and articles to read correct English 2 Learning vocabulary items by heart and Chatting on the net with others To speak good English 3 Taking lessons in grammar to write good English These modes help students store information in the short term memory and help them study Basic English but what we need is long term storage in memory To reach such an end they have to dig deep into English by applying the following tips: 1 Zest for English leads to good English: It is found by many researchers that optimistic learners tend to understand much better than a pessimistic one Moreover determination and patience result in good understanding This should be the inherent thought before taking any lesson in English 2 To be a good reader use the dictionary while reading books stories and magazines All the students who are top in class make use of the dictionary 3 To be a good speaker be a good listener Great speech comes from great listening Dont listen to textbook conversations; they are not interesting You need books that motivate you You can open Web pages especially set for students who are weak at English you can watch natural English lessons Click http:wwwenglish4todaycomusrvideoytv?p=70 This page provides you with an English lesson All the sentences that the speakers voice for are written on the screen so you can listen read and understand the meaning of any word due to the video tape There are many of them on the net 4 To be a good writer carry a pen and a paper whenever you are Try to write once everyday quickly Dont stop to correct your spelling or grammatical mistakes After a few days you can come back to see what is wrong and what is right 5 You can listen to audio-visual grammar lessons by surfing the following Websites: a http:wwwenglish4todaycomusrvideoytv?p=87 b http:wwwyoutubecomwatch?v=wXnDmvBBHHseurl=http:wwwenglish4todaycomusrvideoytv?p=103 c http:wwwenglish4todaycomusrvideoytv?p=91 d http:wwwenglish4todaycomusrvideoytv?p=79 These websites provide you with four audio visual lessons related to Simple PastPart 123 Try them and comment on the way English is taught