Language and the law. Controversies and manipulation in Ukrainian parliamentary discourse Cover Image

Мова i закон: контроверсiї та маніпуляцiї в українському парламентському дискурci
Language and the law. Controversies and manipulation in Ukrainian parliamentary discourse

Author(s): Svitlana Romaniuk
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: parliamentary discourse; critical discourse analysis; manipulation; context

Summary/Abstract: This article presents the linguistic resources which Ukrainian parliament members use to form the controversial communiqués. I try to find out what characteristic phrases indicate manipulation of information. Examples are selected from speeches of different political groups of the seventh convocation in the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) on 4th July 2012, when the depu­ties were discussing the Principles of the State Language Policy Act, passed the previous day. To describe the issue in question, I use the method of critical discourse analysis.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 208-222
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Ukrainian