Abstract

MUNOZ, María Antonia  and  RETAMOZO, Martín. Hegemony and Discourse in Contemporary Argentina: The Political Effects of the Use of "People" in Nestor Kirchner's Rhetoric. Perf. latinoam. [online]. 2008, vol.16, n.31, pp.121-149. ISSN 0188-7653.

Rhetorical games are not the only tools of construction of political power. However, they constitute an indicator of hegemonic struggle strategies, which has been developed by the political actors. The present paper focuses on the linguistic elements of president's Néstor Kirchner's hegemonic strategy. The reconstruction of his discursive production allows us to better comprehend the process of hegemonic reconfiguration produced in recent times in Argentina.

Keywords : hegemony; people; discourse; Kirchner; Argentine; State.

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