The present study Discourse analysis of first parliamentary speech of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan explores what kind of language is used to describe the political goals of the Imran Khan speech? And what is the effect of the Imran Khan political discourse on the minds of the listeners? The analysis of political discourse is inherently important because of its many implications. Politicians are used to manipulate their views. Every word they speak has a rich meaning, which means it is done in a particular way. The researchers use qualitative research method and select first speech of Imran Khan as Prime Minister as sample for discourse analysis. The researchers imply Speech Act Theory and Persuasive Communication Model as a theoretical framework. Analysis shows that various special linguistic verbs are used to persuade people about the agenda of a speaker. The main idea of current research revolves around the Prime Minister words, which have a purpose and reason to persuade people about his ideology. Findings of the analysis show that Prime Minister uses a variety of speech actions. The most common functions of speech are Commissive, representative and, evaluation respectively. The researchers identify and analyze the function of speech to see and analyze why verbs are used. The findings of the study show that speaker want to attract the audience through a particular perspective, and persuade the audience to act and think clearly. Discourse analysis of political speech is a way of understanding politicians' philosophy, agenda, thoughts, and future goals.
Key words: Discourse Analysis, Speech, Prime Minister, Imran Khan, Pakistan
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