Analysis of the language of politics: Russina and foreign researches at the beginning of the XXI century

The relevance of the study is explained by the insufficient knowledge of the current state of research on the language of politics in a comparative perspective in synchronous and intercultural aspects. The purpose of the article is to conduct a review and comparative analysis of researches on the language of politics written by domestic and foreign linguists during the last two decades. The research is based on publications in leading academic journals and catalogs of scientific publishing houses. Particular attention is paid to the examination of topics and methods of analyzing the language of politics. Comparison of the current state of domestic and foreign political linguistics has made it possible to identify general patterns in the development of political linguistics. Thus, researchers respect the paradigmatic principles of modern linguistics, have a profound understanding of the research material, the unit of analysis, the nomination of the object of study, the significance of the cognitive approach, and the popular methods of linguistic / interdisciplinary analysis of political discourse. There are overlaps between thematic areas. To nominate the object of research, various concepts are used, the most common of which is currently «political discourse». A comparative analysis of Russian and foreign publications on the language of politics revealed differences in the elaboration of political linguistics. It was found that there are distinctions in the choice of the type of political text and research topic, the main approach to the study of political discourse, key analytical concepts, determination of the thematic boundaries of the research, (co)authorship, mission of scientific activity and the interpretation of the language of politics. In addition, the review of foreign experience in conducting linguistic research helped to discover the reasons for the obstacles in establishing scientific dialogue, the positive experience of Russian and foreign political linguists, and also to outline prospects for the joint study of political discourse.

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