دراسة تداولية أسلوبية للاضطهاد في التقارير الإخبارية لشبكتي CNN وBBC حول أزمة غزة

Rp-A Pragma-Stylistic Study of Persecution in CNN and BBC News Reports on Gaza Crisis .pdf

Abstract
This study explores the pragma-stylistic representation of persecution in CNN and BBC news reports on the Gaza Crisis. In this research, persecution refers to the representation of systematic harm, oppression, and denial of rights against groups or individuals as reflected in media discourse. It addresses a gap in the literature regarding how persecution is pragmatically and stylistically constructed in news reports. To achieve this, the research seeks to answer the five questions: (1) What types of speech acts are used to represent persecution? (2) To what extent are Grice’s Cooperative Maxims observed or violated? (3) How are conversational and conventional implicatures employed? (4) What stylistic strategies (e.g., Syntactic Structures, Figurative Language, Cohesion and Coherence, passivization, lexical choices) are used? and (5) How do CNN and BBC employ pragma-stylistic strategies to construct particular portrayals of the Gaza Crisis? The study adopts an eclectic analytical framework that combines Searle and Vanderveken’s (1985) classification of speech acts, Grice’s Cooperative Principle (1975), and Leech and Short’s (2007) model of stylistics. By integrating pragmatic and stylistic tools, the research aims to uncover the core linguistic strategies employed by these news organizations to portray or conceal acts of persecution. The data consists of selected news reports from CNN and BBC published during the peak of the Gaza conflict. The researcher employs both qualitative and quantitative methods. The analyse identifies types and functions of speech acts, adherence to or flouting of conversational maxims, and the use of implicature to convey ideological messages. Additionally, the role of stylistic features—such as passive constructions, lexical choices, hedging, quotation patterns, and nominalization—in shaping conflict narratives is examined. Results indicate that Assertive discourse dominates the narrative, reflecting a tendency to present data as fact while embedding bias. Frequent violations of the maxims of quantity and quality suggest efforts to avoid direct blame. Conversational and conventional implicatures imply political positions or moral judgments, while stylistic strategies often distance reporters from content, creating a tone of neutrality or detachment. Overall, the findings reveal that language in CNN and BBC reports is shaped by institutional, representational, and contextual factors.