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dc.contributor.authorUbayasiri, Kasun
dc.contributor.editorProfessor Alan Knight
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:02:39Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:02:39Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2014-04-09T22:17:01Z
dc.identifier.issn1444741X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/58100
dc.description.abstractDespite spearheading a three decade long conflict with the Sri Lankan government force and for short period the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran has remained an illusive figure in the island nation's northern conflict. The Tiger leader has provided few media interviews in his lifetime, and virtually non since the late 80's, at times adding fuel to the south's politically motivated rumours announcing his death. However, every year on November 27 Velupillai Prabhakaran has continued to address his 'nation', a much publicised statement which is viewed small window into the Tiger ideology. Despite its significance in providing and insight into the course of the ethnic conflict, little or no systematic research has been conducted to analyse the semiotic content of the annual speeches. In this context this paper aims to provide a detailed analysis of the annual speeches, based on the texts available through numerous pro-Tiger sources, in a bib to determine the main narratives outlined in the Tiger leader's 'speech to the nations'.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCentral Queensland University
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://acquire.cqu.edu.au/articles/journal_contribution/An_illusive_leader_s_annual_speech/13452272/1
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto27
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEjournalist
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.rights.retentionN
dc.subject.fieldofresearchJournalism Studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchJournalism and Professional Writing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode190301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1903
dc.titleAn illusive leader’s annual speech
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorUbayasiri, Kasun G.


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