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The present study aims to investigate the different aspects of proximization by Piotr Cap in the American presidential speeches on war, seeking to highlight the legitimization of actions. The sample covers Lyndon B. Johnson's Report on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident on the Vietnam War. The study adopts two tools of analysis, i.e. lexicogrammatical choices, and deixis. Results reveal that Johnson made use of the three categories of proximization and they appeared significantly in his speech. However, they were not used similarly. Furthermore, Johnson used deixis heavily but in different percentages. The study concludes that Johnson's use of proximization helped legitimize actions and pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. It recommends investigating more aspects of discourse to highlight the de/legitimization strategies in the speeches.
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