Political Discourse in the Media, or How Corruption of Language Evolves Cover Image

Медийният политически дискурс, или как корупцията на езика еволюира
Political Discourse in the Media, or How Corruption of Language Evolves

Author(s): Anton Getsov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Language and Literature Studies, Media studies, Applied Linguistics, Communication studies, Sociolinguistics, Theory of Communication
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: political discourse in the media; language of power; language power; cryptic language; corruption of language; manipulative influence

Summary/Abstract: The subject of the paper is the inevitable, utilitarian and effective symbiosis between power and language, which is a main precondition for the conversion from „language of power” to „language power”. „Cryptic language” is the basic mechanism by which „language of power” systematically and creatively modifies itself into „language power”, and corruption of language becomes corruption by language. Thus, logical, deductive, and conceptual thinking are neglected at the expense of emotions, imagination and sensory activity. This mechanism is a function of skilful and permanent interaction between media discourse and political discourse. It is an indisputable and eloquent manifestation of one of the new functions of language – realization of a hidden and intentional manipulative influence on the feelings, adjustments, prejudices, beliefs, thinking, and ultimately – on the societal behaviour.

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 76-82
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bulgarian