Means of influencing the audience in the inaugural speeches of the Russian presidents Cover Image

Средства воздействия на аудиторию в инаугурационных речах российских президентов
Means of influencing the audience in the inaugural speeches of the Russian presidents

Author(s): Robert Szymula
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: политический дискурс; инаугурационная речь; президент

Summary/Abstract: The material for this study were the inaugural speeches of D. A. Medvedev (2008) and V. V. Putin (2000, 2004, 2012). The subject of the study are manipulative tactics used in the analyzed speeches. Their task is to form an opinion of the addressees, control their behaviour on the basis of involuntary formation of motivation, influence on thoughts, but above all on the emotions of citizens. The collected material showed that in the inaugural speeches of incoming Russian presidents, manipulative tactics are used at the text level (certain rhetorical means).

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 287-298
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian