Precepts - a new genre

Abstract

Communication is one of the most important tools through which man can build his universe, because, through language, man creates and shapes realities. But the reality is constantly changing, which is why the language must respect the same rules and evolve with it. This paper aims to demonstrate the emergence of a new discursive genre, in response to social, cultural and even religious changes in recent decades. The new genre, deeply influenced by the structure of classical religious discourse, distances itself from it both formally and lexically. For this, we have selected and transcribed an excerpt from a public speech of the one we consider the initiator of this new genre, Father Constantin Necula. The paper will mention the reasons that led to the need for a new type of discourse, the specific elements of the genres that underlie it, as well as the elements of innovation.