A Discourse Analysis of Strategies Pursued by the Party of Labor of Albania to Eliminate its Enemies in the Early Years of Communism in Albania

Abstract The aim of the paper is to explore discourse strategies Party Labor Albania eliminate its enemies in early years establishing communism country. contention that PLA and leaders made possible elimination thousands people by normalizing process. party were declared as such, they had disappear one way or another, so integrity body politics could be preserved. class enemy was considered a parasite should eliminated name social prophylaxis. By using analyses will investigate discursive followed communist leader when addressing enemy. Speeches Enver Hoxha Congresses, Plenums, gatherings with analyzed. Only process everyone who depicted an enemy, did make people. Normalization understood standardization procedure knew advance what would happen if someone analyze vocabulary used portray his/her destiny specific cases. study has analyzed speeches given justify Patër Anton Harapi, Lef Nosi, Maliq Bej Bushat, dom Lazër Shantoja, Ndre Zadeja, sabotage group Maliqi swamp. analysis covers period immediately after end IIWW communists seized power.