Jak rozwalić system – populistyczny dyskurs polityczny na przykładzie wypowiedzi Pawła Kukiza
“To knock down the system”. Populist political discourse the case of Paweł Kukiz

Summary/Abstract: By analysing the discourse of the Polish politician Paweł Kukiz one may conclude that his populism is manifested both on the content plane and in its linguistic shape. Kukiz’s parliamentary speeches and Facebook posts contain all features constitutive of populism, such as the central position of the people (in contrast to the establishment of “the others”), a simplification of the linguistic worldview (including values), the figure of a leader representing the people. The linguistic side of the discourse is colloquial, close to the average speaker, which imbues it with emotions and expressively evaluates reality, also though the use of metaphors and stereotypes. This kind of communication style helps the politician project an image of himself coherent with the roles he plays, by invoking the archetypes of a warrior and “a kid on the block”, but one that always enjoys a dominant position.

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