2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
On the characteristics and effects of verbal behavior in the political process in Japan : Inquiring the relationship between politicians and their audiences
| Project/Area Number |
20530122
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Doshisha University |
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Principal Investigator |
FELDMAN Ofer Doshisha University, 政策学部, 教授 (50208906)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 政治的コミュニケーション / 政治集会 / 政治家の演説 / 政治的修辞法 / 政治的リーダー |
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| Research Abstract |
Analysis of candidates' speeches in political gatherings during Japanese election campaign period enabled to identify the rhetorical devices they used, to distinguish between "implicit" and "explicit" rhetorical devices, and to detail the overall pattern of the audience' affiliative responses (applause, laughter, cheering, aizuchi, and combinations of these responses). The candidates' electoral success showed no significant correlations either with overall affiliative response rate, or with rates for applause, laughter or cheering. It is proposed that the prime function of affiliative response invitations at these meetings is not so much to win votes as to give the audience the opportunity to express their support both for the candidates and for the political parties they represent.
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