ABSTRACT This thesis examines the use of language as propaganda using the Discourse-Historical Approach in Critical Discourse Analysis. The semantic dimensions, discursive and linguistic strategies in Gloria Steinem's and Adolf Hitler's speeches are critically analysed in order to achieve the research objectives. TABLE OF CONTENT Pages Title Page i Certificationii Dedicationiii Acknowledgmentsiv Table of Contentv List of Tablesvii Chapter One: Introduction1 1.0 Introduction1 1.1 Background...