Uncovering the Underlying Messages in National Political Songs under the Nasery Regime

This study is a Critical that applies Discourse Analysis (CDA) principles on group of national songs. The selected songs are by AbdelHalim Hafez due to the fact he was known be ‘the voice 1952 revolution’. Narrative analysis and features involvement conducted songs.
 attempts clarify how self’ presented against other’ in under Nasery regime, thesis defines who self other is. Moreover, it shows functions regime as method communicating ideologies public. study, also, traces evolution CDA theory reviewing works Norman Fairclaugh (1989) Van Dijk (1994, 1999 a. b, 2001, 2006). discursive recourses manipulation uncovered applying van Dijk’s (1994) ‘Socio-Cognitive Approach’. analyzes narrative structure used uncovers embedded within. On subsequent section, analyzed; social implications these structures they entail elucidated. concludes with findings recommendations for further research