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Exploring the Concept of Youth Bulge From a Linguistic Perspective: A Critical Discourse Approach

Exploring the Concept of Youth Bulge From a Linguistic Perspective: A Critical Discourse Approach
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Author(s): Magret Jongore (Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 21
Source title: Participation of Young People in Governance Processes in Africa
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jeffrey Kurebwa (Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe)and Obadiah Dodo (Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9388-1.ch012

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Abstract

The chapter tackles youth bulge according to a number of scholars. The analysis aims at bringing forth understanding of the concept from a linguistic perspective. In linguistics, any text can be analyzed using linguistic tools to unearth context, syntax, and semantics, pragmatic and socio-linguistic elements that inform it. Analysis of the likes of Callick, Hendrixson, Fantorpe, Collier, and others on youth bulge is done. Critical discourse analysis is used for analysis. CDA observes that texts are manifestations of politics. Texts are sites for struggle to maintain, influence, and persuade the general to respect the social order of the day. Thus, texts are replication of the society that reproduce them. Texts serve to maintain the powerful in their esteemed positions. Thus, texts are ideological and hegemonic in nature. Text reveals in language and visuals as signs, dress and artifacts. Thus, the chapter avails a number of standpoints of what youth bulge entails and institutes CDA to unravel politically and ideological permeated aspects of the concept.

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