BORIS JOHNSON'S VS. DONALD TRUMP'S DISCOURSE FEATURES: SPEECHES OF TWO "TRICKSTERS"

Abstract

The article gives a comparative characteristic of the speeches of two political figures, which, according to their linguistic characteristics, can be attributed to the linguistic-psychological type "trickster".The relevance of the research topic of this study is that the "trickster" as a linguistic personality is insufficiently represented in the linguistic literature.In order to determine the specific distinctive characteristics of the trickster in political discourse, content analysis was applied, which made it possible to penetrate deep into this linguistic phenomenon and describe it in detail. This article outlines the features of the "trickster" peculiar to each politician separately, the peculiarities of their behavior and speech, based on their individual cultural and educational origins. Also, a comparative analysis of the speech behavior of these politicians is carried out, which reveals the general patterns of their speeches' construction.

Keywords

• политический дискурс
• лингвопсихологический тип «трикстер»
• архетип «трикстер»
• речевые характеристики
• political discourse
• linguopsychological type "trickster"
• the "trickster" archetype
• speech characteristics