Conflict talk and argumentative strategies in highly adversarial talk shows: The case of Al-Jazeera’s The Opposite Direction

• Authors: Fathi Migdadi , Muhammad A. Badarneh , Khaled Abu Abbas
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This study examines the conflict strategies used in the highly adversarial and popular Arabic-language talk show broadcasted weekly on Al-Jazeera satellite channel, known as Al-Ittijah Al-Mu’aakis 'The Opposite Direction'. The study identifies the conflict strategies and verbal conflict expressions and approaches them in the light of Interactional Sociolinguistics. The analysis of three episodes debating three different topics shows that disputants used several types of strategies including "impoliteness", "aggravated impoliteness", topic restriction, lengthy holding of the floor, and sarcasm. The speakers' bald-on-record expressions of disagreement are expected as a result of the controversial and polemical nature of the show, which creates fierce competition between the two guests to present their arguments in an aggressive way.

Keywords

EN

conflict talk; oppositional stance; talk shows; impoliteness; disagreement

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Journal: Lodz Papers in Pragmatics
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 93-121

Dates

published

2013-06-01

online

2013-06-01

Contributors

author

Fathi Migdadi

• Jordan University of Science and Technology
• King Abdulaziz University

author

Muhammad A. Badarneh

• Jordan University of Science and Technology
• American University of Ras Al Khaimah

author

Khaled Abu Abbas

• Jordan University of Science and Technology

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/lpp-2013-0006