Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”

The article presents the study of political communication on social network “Facebook”. The object of the study is the motivation of using Russian inserts and potential influence on the effectiveness of the discourse. Effectiveness is related to the persuasion, the goal of the addressee in the comm...

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Main Authors: Eglė Gabrėnaitė, Skirmantė Biržietienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2023-03-01
Series:Information & Media
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Online Access:https://zurnalai.vu.lt/IM/article/view/29140
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description The article presents the study of political communication on social network “Facebook”. The object of the study is the motivation of using Russian inserts and potential influence on the effectiveness of the discourse. Effectiveness is related to the persuasion, the goal of the addressee in the communication process and the main concept of rhetoric, therefore, a rhetorical discourse analysis was used for the research. The focus of the presented research is on Russian language inserts in the posts by Lithuanian politicians published on the social network “Facebook”. The purpose of the research is to discuss the rhetorical value of Russian inserts. Inserts are elements of another language inserted into the main language, in this case Russian words (both authentic and adapted form), parts of words, text fragments. After examining over 100 Russian language inserts in the records of native Lithuanian politicians, two trends have emerged: 1) Russian language inserts in politicians’ records are deliberately used as means of stylistic expression, helping to imitate natural, informal speech, as well as creating contextual discourse; 2) Russian language is used as a way to express political attitudes and value positions.
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spelling doaj.art-96637a7b9d884b3ebdff36e4564804372023-03-21T09:45:51ZengVilnius University PressInformation & Media2783-62072023-03-019710.15388/Im.2023.97.56Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”Eglė Gabrėnaitė0Skirmantė Biržietienė1Vilnius University, LithuaniaVilnius University, Lithuania The article presents the study of political communication on social network “Facebook”. The object of the study is the motivation of using Russian inserts and potential influence on the effectiveness of the discourse. Effectiveness is related to the persuasion, the goal of the addressee in the communication process and the main concept of rhetoric, therefore, a rhetorical discourse analysis was used for the research. The focus of the presented research is on Russian language inserts in the posts by Lithuanian politicians published on the social network “Facebook”. The purpose of the research is to discuss the rhetorical value of Russian inserts. Inserts are elements of another language inserted into the main language, in this case Russian words (both authentic and adapted form), parts of words, text fragments. After examining over 100 Russian language inserts in the records of native Lithuanian politicians, two trends have emerged: 1) Russian language inserts in politicians’ records are deliberately used as means of stylistic expression, helping to imitate natural, informal speech, as well as creating contextual discourse; 2) Russian language is used as a way to express political attitudes and value positions. https://zurnalai.vu.lt/IM/article/view/29140political rhetoricRussian insertspersuasionFacebook
spellingShingle Eglė Gabrėnaitė
Skirmantė Biržietienė
Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”
Information & Media
political rhetoric
Russian inserts
persuasion
Facebook
title Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”
title_full Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”
title_fullStr Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”
title_full_unstemmed Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”
title_short Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”
title_sort rhetorical value of russian inserts in the posts by lithuanian politicians on facebook
topic political rhetoric
Russian inserts
persuasion
Facebook
url https://zurnalai.vu.lt/IM/article/view/29140
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