Irony in Political Discourse: Aggression or Entertainment?
The paper deals with the functions of irony in the English and Russian political discourse. Such functions of irony as aggression and entertainment are analyzed. Modern tendencies in political speech, such as the loss of official style and wide usage of obscene lexis are regarded. An attempt to reve...
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| Language: | English |
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Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/linguistics/article/view/9332 |