Analysis of Ideological Structures in Deference Demanding Men’s Discourse based on Van Dijk (2006) Theory: A Forensic Linguistics Approach

Abstract

Since no Indication system is neutral from the ideological point of view, it is possible to discover the hidden relationships and to re-publishing the latent ideologies in the deepening of language by recognizing the language and discovering the underlying layers. Discourse structures, by organizing their own system of signage, shape our understanding of reality. The present research explored the framework of ideological structure in deference demanding men's discourse, based on Van‌ Dijk theory (2006). In this study, the researchers attended to 20 family courts in Birjand and collect written information from twenty deference demanding men from urban class at age of 25-45 and degree of Diploma and Bachelor. The present paper sought to explain what language strategies and tools men use to achieve their ideological goals and to make the judge make a decision for their best. The referral strategies of these individuals were determined by the "ideological square" model of Van Dijk (2006) and the frequency of each side of the square will be determined. The results showed that demanding men use a variety of linguistic strategies to increase the negative attitude of their wives (%58) and magnify their positive attitude (%27). The population of the study used less than the other two sides of the ideological square (the reduction of positive points the outsiders and negative points of themselves), which is in the same line with the theory of Van‌ Dijk (2006).

Keywords

• critical discourse analysis
• forensic linguistics
• deference demanding men
• language strategies
• van‌ dijk (2006)