摘要本文从社会文化的语言学视角出发,以奥巴马政治演说为语料,结合定性分析,采用Bucholtz and Hall的身份研究方法 ,探索奥巴马如何使用话语来构建特定身份,以达到人际交际目的。研究发现:奥巴马主要从范畴、人称代词和立场三个方面构建身份达到了群体认同和个体区分的目的,缓解了其诚信危机和身份危机,成功地建构了一个具有良好人格品质的黑人政治家。
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