This article seeks to contribute to the existing body of knowledge about the relationship between political discourse and national identity. 1Malaysia, introduced in 2009 by Malaysia’s then newly appointed 6th Prime Minister Najib Razak, was greeted with expectation and concern by various segments of the Malaysian population. For some, it signalled a new inclusiveness that was to change the discourse on belonging. For others, it raised concerns about changes to the status quo of ethnic issues. Given the varying responses of society to the concept of 1Malaysia, an examination of different texts through the critical paradigm of CDA provide useful insights into how the public sphere has attempted to construct this notion. Therefore, this paper critically examines the Prime Minister’s early speeches as well as relevant chapters of the socioeconomic agenda, the 10th Malaysia Plan, to identify the referential and predicational strategies employed in characterising 1Malaysia. The findings suggest a notion of unity that appears to address varying issues.

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1Malaysia 建设中的国家竞赛

本文旨在为有关政治话语与民族认同之间关系的现有知识体系做出贡献。1Malaysia 于 2009 年由马来西亚当时新任命的第 6 任总理纳吉布·拉扎克 (Najib Razak) 引入，受到马来西亚各阶层人民的期待和关注。对一些人来说，它标志着一种新的包容性，即将改变关于归属感的话语。对于其他人来说，它引起了对民族问题现状变化的担忧。鉴于社会对 1Malaysia 概念的不同反应，通过 CDA 的批判范式对不同文本的审查提供了有用的见解，以了解公共领域如何试图构建这一概念。所以，本文批判性地审查了总理的早期演讲以及社会经济议程（第十个马来西亚计划）的相关章节，以确定用于描述 1Malaysia 特征的参考和预测策略。调查结果表明，统一的概念似乎可以解决不同的问题。