A critical discourse analysis of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Victory and Inaugural Speech.

Abstract

This paper critically analyses the victory and inaugural speech of Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan. Victory speech was delivered shortly after election on 26thJuly 2018, whereas inaugural speech was given after his oath taking on 20thAugust 2018. Results demonstrate that inaugural and victory speeches are showing hopes to masses by the new government; being assured that soon these hopes and promises will be achieved very positively. This research is descriptive in nature, and Norman Furlough’s three-dimensional analytical model has been applied. The study has exposed those agenda/ideologies which have been prioritized by the new government supervised by Prime Minister Imran Khan, generating an insight through results that how government proposes different strategies through persuasive use of language for the completion of such chief objectives/ideologies.