Title: The Great Nation of Futurity
Subtitle: The Discourse and Temporality of American National Identity
Series Title: Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics
Publication Year: 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Author: Patricia L. Dunmire
Hardback: ISBN: 9780197658222 Pages: 216 Price: U.S. $ 83.00
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Abstract:

'The Great Nation of Futurity' is situated within the discourse and ideology of American exceptionalism which has undergirded the nation's identity throughout its history. It draws out the temporal dimension of the exceptionalist ideology, namely the construal of America as the "great nation of futurity," and examines how this identity manifests linguistically and functions rhetorically in Cold War foreign policy discourse. Working within a critical discourse analytic framework, Patricia L. Dunmire examines the space-times construed within foreign policy discourse and demonstrates that these consistently position the United States in a privileged position vis-à-vis the future. This positioning, in turn, sanction a foreign policy approach focused on global future design.

Linguistic Field(s): Anthropological Linguistics
Sociolinguistics

Written In: English (eng)

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