Published: 2008-12-31

Language Play as a Form of Persuasion in the Public Discourse

Teresa Dobrzyńska

Abstract

The usage o f play elements in the public discourse tends to become common in the contemporary Poland. This article shows different kinds o f that language play. A ll the examples were taken from the speech activities o f the Polish politicians and journalists during the parliamentary campaign o f 2007. The author emphasizes the persuasive character o f those linguistic techniques and at times their extremely aggressive nature. The most influential sources o f this tendency typical for the modem political discourse are in the creative language activities o f “Gazeta Wyborcza” daily and are also present in the works o f “linguistic poets”.

Keywords:

language play, persuasion, public discourse, politics, journalism

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Dobrzyńska, T. (2008). Language Play as a Form of Persuasion in the Public Discourse. Stylistyka, 17, 185–199. Retrieved from https://czasopisma.uni.opole.pl/index.php/s/article/view/3661

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