PERSUASIVE MEANS OF «SUPPORTERS»/«OTHERS» OPPOSITION FOREGROUNDING IN PRE-ELECTION PRESIDENTIAL POLITICAL DISCOURSE OF B. OBAMA (IN TERMS OF 2008 AND 2012 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS)

Author:

N. F. Ekhlakova,
Senior Lecturer of the Department in English language,
e-mail: eknatalya@yandex.ru
Dostoevsky Omsk State University, 55a Prospekt Mira, Omsk, 644077, Russian Federation

Abstract:

The article is devoted to the analysis of persuasive syntactic means of American pre-election political discourse in terms of «SUPPORTERS»/«OTHERS» opposition. The most wide-spread syntactic devices and their varieties are illustrated and their functions are commented on.

Keywords:

Persuasiveness, political discourse, pre-election presidential discourse, «SUPPORTERS»/ «OTHERS» opposition.