Can the choice of syntactic structures have a manipulative effect on the audience? Cover Image

Le choix des structures syntaxiques peut-il avoir un effet manipulatoire sur l’auditoire ?
Can the choice of syntactic structures have a manipulative effect on the audience?

Author(s): Alicja Hajok, Lidia Miladi
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Pragmatemes; prefabricated constructions; dislocated structures; comparative structures;intensity;

Summary/Abstract: The starting point of this project is the fact that we are constantly “under the influence of someone else”. From an early age, our perception of reality is shaped by the environment (community) in which we live, i.e. by our parents, friends, teachers, but also by the so-called mass media. Opinion-forming is undoubtedly deliberately instrumentalised through the implementation of a strategy aimed at obtaining the approval of its receiver. The objective of this study is to discuss different types of linguistic manipulation. We will also propose an analysis of different types of linguistic manipulation, in particular syntactic.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 117-131
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: French