... Norman Fairclough and Teun van Dijk were chosen to support the theoretical background of this study. In this chapter the concepts of discourse and their detailed specification are provided. The second chapter outlines the cultural-historical background of United States' involvement in the Middle East. It primarily describes the history of relations the U.S. has had with Iraq and Egypt. The third and ... the way social power abuse, dominance, and inequality are enacted, reproduced and resisted by text and talk' (van Dijk, 2001, p.352). The central concept of the CDA is power. As stated b...

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