DOI:
10.18413/2408-932X-2017-3-1-75-79
EPISTEMIC MODALITY IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE
The aim of this paper is to analyze the use of epistemic modality in political statements by analyzing the political statements of the American and British administration concerning the military campaign in Iraq in 2003 and afterwards, as well as the situation with Iran sanctions. Without any intention of a political argumentation, it is usually considered that, especially the US President, did not have any firm evidence which could show the link between the Iraqi government and the attacks on New York and, before all, their weapons of mass destruction (chemical and biological). By analyzing the statements of the US president Bush, the British PM Blair and other members of their administration, the aim of this paper is to show how politicians use epistemic modality to express their assumptions or the truth of the way they interpret some information regarding the situation in Iraq or Iran, which in this case may be caused by the lack of firm evidence.
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