Koronawirus, między racją a emocją. Nominacja jako narzędzie retoryczne we francuskim dyskursie prasowym
Coronavirus, between reason and emotion. Nomination as a rhetorical tool in the French press discourse

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of the analysis of a corpus of 531 press texts taken from three French daily newspapers: "Le Monde", "Le Figaro", and "Libération", published in the first two months of 2020 and containing the expressions coronavirus and /or virus. The study was conducted using the methods of French discursive semantics. The analysis of the selected groups of nomination structures confirmed their persuasive character. The mechanisms of shaping the social significance of the coronavirus presented in the article served to reach a diverse media audience, construct (and deconstruct) the ethos of reliable media, as well as stigmatize, politicize and dramatize.

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