THE CREATION OF DISCOURSE : çGOOD CHILDREN LOVE THE NATIONé AS A SLOGAN FOR CHILDREN'S DAY

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze a çgood children have to love the nationédiscourse in Childrenûs day slogan of the Thai government through Thai social and culturecontext in the 1932-2007 A.D. by qualitative research, critical discourse analysis. The resultsshowed that a çgood children have to love the nationé discourse of the government combinedsub-discourse ; the discourse of the government building and national development, patriot,unity, harmony and spiritual values of Thai and national security.Keywords : discourse, Childrenûs day slogan