PHRASEOLOGISMS IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE (BASED ON PUBLIC SPEECHES OF POLITICIANS IN RUSSIA AND CZECHIA)
Abstract
In the dissertation the author presents the analysis of the use of phraseological units in modern political discourse in Russia and the Czech Republic. The author shows that phraseology can be a tool for increasing the expressiveness of a speech, for contacting and influencing the audience in the political discourse.
The analysis of cognitive and pragmatic specifics of idioms and metalanguage commentaries in the speech of politicians in a comparative aspect is carried out. As a result the author showes the specifics of the use of phraseological units in describing the speech image of a politician.