Interactional Linguistic Resources in Concession Speeches: An appraisal of Selected Political Leaders in Ghana and the United States of America

The purpose of the study was to examine interactional linguistic resources in concession speeches Selected Political Leaders Ghana and United States America. past three decades have witnessed an increasing scholarly interest political discourse. Despite this, received limited attention. This study, therefore, comparatively analyzed delivered by John Dramani Mahama Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo Hillary Clinton Al Gore Speech Act Metadiscourse Interactionist Theories were used interpersonal found speeches. speeches, qualitatively. concluded that speakers CSs two different cultural contexts use similar statements, as has already been discussed earlier this study. For instance, four losing candidates almost same (hedges, boosters, self-mention, attitude markers, engagement markers) establish a bond between them their interlocutors supporters. It is recommended that, (CSs) be studied from other theoretical perspectives, will allow for detailed analysis wider range such noun phrases, verb adjuncts, beyond SAs order not treat mere rhetoric politics.