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A pragmatic and critical discourse analysis of Malcolm X’s speech: “The Ballot or the Bullet”
(PUCE - Quito, 2022) Ojeda Aguilar, Pamela Valeria; Dragosavljevich Garzón, Milica Margarita
Speech analysis is a very common practice found in the field of linguistics as well as in that of other fields, particularly with regard to speakers whose discursive practices have become incredibly memorable. Such speeches, like those from Malcolm X, are no exception and there are a plethora of analyses that exist on his discourse which consider distinct societal, cultural, and linguistic aspects and theories. However, this paper intends to analyze one of Malcolm X's speeches in particular, “The Ballot or the Bullet” by utilizing various linguistic subjects like Pragmatics, Critical Discourse Analysis, Stylistics, etc., while also considering certain cultural and linguistic aspects in detail in the overall contextualization of this speech. Furthermore, this study also intends to define the controversiality, persuasiveness, and memorability of Malcolm’s speech and the methods through which he accomplished these effects.