"Handles" And "Playing" -Chomsky's Reinterpretation Of "Terrorism"

The definition of "terrorism" differs from country to country.As a country which has been manipulating the term for a long time,the United States of America enjoys "an exclusive right" in this respect,namely,it defines and handles the meanings of "terrorism".With the help of conceptual metaphor,this paper focuses on political essays written by Noam Chomsky,a well-known linguist and "dissident" of the USA,and explains how the American government uses and updates linguistic"handles" to "play" the "governmental strategies" against the policies issued by America.According to Chomsky's reinterpretation of the American definition of "terrorism" in different times and the combination of actual examples in his works,the paper analyzes four speech strategies of American diplomatic language.We can conclude that the definition of"terrorism" varies with political discourses of American government.American "terrorism" wears a mask of "anti-terrorism" and is crowned with several "righteous" names,gaining preferences for decades.This article expounds on the cognitive strategy of American diplomatic language,unveils the multifaceted demos of the US government when it"counterattacks terrorists' acts",revealing their real intentions.To somedegree,it helps other countries to learn profoundly the meanings behind the word,"terrorism".The paper also summarizes the diplomatic revelation of American terrorism in combination with relevant cases,and provides a new reference for understanding the global counter-terrorism.