Article published In: Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict
Vol. 1:2 (2013) ► pp.225–255
Nazis vs. occupants
The language of ethnic conflict in Latvian parliamentary debates
Published online: 18 November 2013
https://doi.org/10.1075/jlac.1.2.05cho
https://doi.org/10.1075/jlac.1.2.05cho
The present article, based on approximately 50 hours of audio recordings of Latvian parliamentary sessions from 2009, is concerned with the language of ethnic conflict and competing ideologies in the debates of Saeima (the Latvian Parliament). Principles of critical textual analysis are applied to study the aggressive, offensive, and prejudicial ways in which two blocks –of native and non-native members of the Latvian Parliament– addressed, referred to, and talked about each other. The study analyzes the verbal expressions of conflict — their possible triggers, patterns of linguistic behaviour and outcomes and hopes to contribute to a better understanding of the problem of ethnic conflict and polarization in Latvia.
Keywords: Latvian Parliament, debates, Latvian language, ethnic conflict, CDA
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