Бойко, Анна Олександрівна (2025) Terrorism in English Political Discourse: a Rhetorical Aspect [Composition] Другий (магістерський). Шифр академічної групи: МЛАм-1-23-2.0д. Дата захисту: 18.06.2025, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка.
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Abstract
This research aims to identify the pragmatic perspective for the representation of terrorism in English-language political discourse. The study hypothesizes that modern political discourse concerning terrorist threats functions as a tool of ideological influence, realized through specific linguistic, rhetorical, and semiotic strategies. Research tasks include identifying key semantic fields, analyzing the pragmatic functions of political statements, describing discursive strategies of polarization and framing, and identifying metaphorical models that structure the concept of terrorism. The research material comprises speeches by U.S. presidents, addresses by British Prime ministers, official government statements, media publications, and analytical reports produced between 2001 and 2022. The methodological basis includes approaches from critical discourse analysis, cognitive linguistics, political text semiotics, and qualitative content analysis. The study reveals that English-language political discourse frames terrorism through a binary "us vs. them" opposition, supported by emotionally charged vocabulary, conceptual metaphors, cultural references, and pragmatic speech acts. The findings highlight the deeply ideological nature of political language, wherein terrorism-related rhetoric serves to legitimize government decisions and mobilize public opinion.
| Item Type: | Composition (Другий (магістерський)) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | political discourse; terrorism; framing; rhetorical aspect; critical discourse analysis |
| Шифр освітньої програми: | 035.041 |
| Шифр академічної групи: | МЛАм-1-23-2.0д |
| ПІБ наукового керівника: | Буніятова Ізабелла Рафаїлівна |
| Дата захисту: | 18.06.2025 |
| Місце захисту: | Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка |
| Subjects: | Qualification works of applicants > Мова і література (англійська) |
| Divisions: | Факультет романо-германської філології > Кафедра лінгвістики та перекладу |
| Depositing User: | Світлана Григорівна Ноговська |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2025 08:38 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2025 08:38 |
| URI: | https://elibrary.kubg.edu.ua/id/eprint/53966 |
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