The Linguistic Strategies of Political Speeches in Iraq: A Critical Discourse Analysis
This study aims to shed light on the linguistic strategies used in Iraqi political discourse between 2010 and 2025 using the critical discourse analysis approach. The study seeks to clarify how language is utilized to reproduce political ideologies, construct meanings of power, and shape social and political realities in Iraq. The research concentrated on an analysis of selected texts from various official and partisan speeches, focusing on strategies like repetition, metaphor, emotional rhetoric, and contrast in discourse. The study suggested that political discourse in Iraq is an effective tool that uses language for political mobilization, identity construction, and sometimes to exacerbate social divisions. The study also emphasizes the importance of developing a unified political discourse that enhances national unity and reduces sectarian tensions. The study provides theoretical and practical contributions to understanding the role of language in Iraqi politics and offers recommendations to increase critical awareness of political discourse among the public.

