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A comparative study of the political communication styles of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair.


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A comparative study of the political communication styles of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair
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Ayeni, Olugbenga Chris.

Edwin Mellen Pr.

2005

192 pages

$109.95

Hardcover

Studies in political science; v.31

JA85

Ayeni (Eastern Connecticut State U.) compares and contrasts the political campaign messages and rhetorical rhe·tor·i·cal  
adj.
1. Of or relating to rhetoric.

2. Characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric.

3. Used for persuasive effect: a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.
 styles of American President
  • President of the United States - The President of the United States
  • The American President (film) - A Romantic Comedy surrounding a fictional President of the United States and his attempts to win over an attractive lobbyist
 Bill Clinton and English Premier Tony Blair in the campaigns of 1996-97. The campaign messages of the two politicians, as revealed in speeches and advertisements, are examined in terms of their narrative styles, political discourse, verbal codes, ideological frames, visual codes, textual tex·tu·al  
adj.
Of, relating to, or conforming to a text.



textu·al·ly adv.
 frames, and production techniques. Ayeni also asks how "Americanized" the British campaign messages may have become in terms of emphasis on candidate image, reliance on sound bites sound bite
n.
A brief statement, as by a politician, taken from an audiotape or videotape and broadcast especially during a news report: "The box has been spitting forth maddening nine-second sound bites" 
, and other measures.

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