Manipulative Linguistic Devices Used in the Creation of the Image of the British politician in The Sun and The Daily Mirror tabloids Cover Image

Манипулативни езикови похвати, използвани при създаването на образа на британския политик в таблоидите The Sun и The Daily Mirror
Manipulative Linguistic Devices Used in the Creation of the Image of the British politician in The Sun and The Daily Mirror tabloids

Author(s): Gergana Kusheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: tabloid; manipulative strategy; image; event; information

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the manipulative linguistic devices which the tabloids The Sun and The Daily Mirror use in the creation of the image of the British politician. The manipulative use of the proper names, the discrepancy between the real text and the headline, as well as the use of reported speech in the texts about British politicians are being analysed. The aim of the used manipulative devices is to derogate the reputation of the politician and to create a “parasocial interaction” with the reader.

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 91-94
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Bulgarian