National unity in multi-ethnic Malaysia: A critical discourse analysis of Tun Dr. Mahathir’s political speeches

David, Maya khemlani; Dumanig, Francisco Perlas

dc.contributor.author	David, Maya khemlani
dc.contributor.author	Dumanig, Francisco Perlas
dc.date.accessioned	2021-11-26T11:22:01Z
dc.date.available	2021-11-26T11:22:01Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6548
dc.description	176p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the discourse of a former Prime Minister (PM), Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, in order to study the ways Tun Dr. Mahathir (henceforth TDM) constructed national unity in multi-ethnic Malaysia through his public discourses over the years as a Statesman. This paper gives particular emphasis to issues in national unity. A Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) will be used to analyze the spoken and written public discourses of TDM that were published in newspapers and books. The findings reveal that one of the goals of TDM‘s discourses was to create a sense of oneness and a sense of nationhood among the various ethnic groups in the country	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Tun Dr. Mahathir	en_US
dc.subject	Malaysia	en_US
dc.subject	National unity	en_US
dc.subject	Ethnicity	en_US
dc.subject	Critical discourse analysis	en_US
dc.title	National unity in multi-ethnic Malaysia: A critical discourse analysis of Tun Dr. Mahathir’s political speeches	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US