Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21568
Title: The representation of social actors in debates on the 2006 Thai coup
Contributor(s): Wijeyewardene, Ingrid  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2017
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21568
Abstract: This paper analyses the discursive responses of two Thai political scientists/ public intellectuals to the 2006 coup d'état in Thailand. The coup marked a critical point in a conflict that continues to shape and transform the Thai socio-political context. To construct a persuasive argument and to convince their audiences to accept their interpretations of the events, the two writers represent social actors in different ways, making some prominent over others, foregrounding some, backgrounding others, and excluding some actors altogether. The paper identifies the representations of social actors in the two texts by drawing on van Leeuwen's (2008) social actor network. The writers deploy different patterns of linguistic choices that engage with key social actors represented in the texts, including the government, the military, and the people. These actors are brought into greater or lesser relief depending on the purpose and position of the writers. The representations convey views that the writers are promoting or rejecting with respect to the nature, causes and legitimacy of the coup and some of the competing discourses that were occurring at the time. The study contributes to our understanding of how writers negotiate difficult and sensitive contexts.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: ISFC 2017: 44th International Systemic Functional Congress, Wollongong, Australia, 10th - 14th July, 2017
Source of Publication: Transforming Contexts: Papers from the 44th International Systemic Functional Congress, p. 47-53
Publisher: International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE)
Place of Publication: Wollongong, Australia
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 200403 Discourse and Pragmatics
200314 South-East Asian Languages (excl. Indonesian)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 470405 Discourse and pragmatics
470320 South-East Asian languages (excl. Indonesian)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 970120 Expanding Knowledge in Language, Communication and Culture
950201 Communication Across Languages and Culture
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 280116 Expanding knowledge in language, communication and culture
280114 Expanding knowledge in Indigenous studies
130201 Communication across languages and culture
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.isfla.org/Systemics/Conferences/ISFC_2017_Proceedings.pdf
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