Brussels Newspeak or Populist Rhetoric in Politics and in Media Coverage of Political Events Cover Image

Брюкселски новоговор или популистко говорене в политиката и в медийното отразяване на политически събития
Brussels Newspeak or Populist Rhetoric in Politics and in Media Coverage of Political Events

Author(s): Andreana Eftimova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: Brussels newspeak; populist rhetoric; politic speech; media speech

Summary/Abstract: Media speech reflects most vividly the problems in the functioning of language and ongoing processes in speech practice. That is why in its mirror we often examine the speech of politicians which is in direct relation to the main trends in speech practice - intellectualization and democratization of speech. To designate two styles of political discourse, the paper introduces two terminological phrases – ‚Brussels newspeak’ and ‚populist rhetoric’. It outlines the main linguistic characteristics of these styles.

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 83-90
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Bulgarian