| Autor: |
Sarah Bourse |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />French |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Lexis: Journal in English Lexicology, Vol 13 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1951-6215 |
| DOI: |
10.4000/lexis.3182 |
| Popis: |
The last few years have seen the emergence of the term “post-truth” to characterize the political scene. This concept refers to a situation where the objective facts have far less importance and impact than appeals to emotion and personal belief in order to influence public opinion. In this so-called post-truth era, to what extent can this prevalence of emotions be observed in recent political speeches? More precisely, is lexicon prone to arouse emotions? Through the study of a corpus on the topic of drug reform in the United States, the author examines the participation of loaded words to fearmongering strategies and appeals to pity. |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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