Laughter in the White House: The rhetoric of humor in US-American state dinner speeches
Discourse Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Text and Talk
Published online on November 07, 2025
Abstract
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In political discourse, White House State dinner speeches constitute a genre that aims at strengthening the bilateral relationship between nations. Among the rhetorical strategies used by US presidents to establish a good international rapport, a ...
In political discourse, White House State dinner speeches constitute a genre that aims at strengthening the bilateral relationship between nations. Among the rhetorical strategies used by US presidents to establish a good international rapport, a ...