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Элементы вербальной магии в российском официозном дискурсе
The Elements of Verbal Magic in Russian Semi-Official Discourse

Author(s): Aleksandr Dimitrijevitch Vasiljev
Subject(s): Language studies
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: verbal magic; Russian semi-official discourse; political language; police terror; indoctrination

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to phenomena of verbal magic, which exploit in modern Russian semi-official discourse for the purpose of social consciousness’ manipulation.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 177-190
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Russian