Persuasiveness of Argumentative Operators in Polish and Ukrainian on the Example of Presidential Speeches: Functional and Prosodic Analysis Cover Image

Perswazyjność operatorów argumentacyjnych w języku polskim i ukraińskim na przykładzie przemówień prezydenckich: analiza funkcjonalna i prozodyczna
Persuasiveness of Argumentative Operators in Polish and Ukrainian on the Example of Presidential Speeches: Functional and Prosodic Analysis

Author(s): Olga Kowalczyk, Anna Rogala
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Eastern Slavic Languages
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: Polish and Ukrainian language; operators; prosodic phonetics

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to analyze the speeches of the presidents of Poland and Ukraine. This article is about specific words, called argumentative operators, which have an important persuasive function at the metatextual level of language. The main purpose of this text is to compare the use of argumentative operators for their persuasive properties in the New Year’s speeches from 2018 of both politicians. The textual functions and prosodic properties of operators have been analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 16/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 289-303
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish