Discourse Is Close Connected To Power By Foucault

Discourse, following Foucault, is close connected to power (Foucault. 1990: 92-95, Jorgensen & Phillips, 2002; 14). The notion of “power,*7 on discourse discipline, refers to various levels of “the ability to control” people and society by means of language (Van Dijk, 2004; 355). Some people employ discourse to gain “power” in term of “influence.” In this level, they constitute some words or the order of language to influence or persuade people*ร perception, belief, attitude, and so forth; as well as to influence social phenomena or atmosphere. Some manipulate language to “construct or reconstruct,” “produce or reproduce” a new thing, situation or event. For instance, the war has emerged after the president declared the war between the countries,