Affects and Emotions in the Discourse of the Right-Wing-Populism Cover Image

Affekte und Emotionen im rechtspopulistischen Diskurs
Affects and Emotions in the Discourse of the Right-Wing-Populism

Author(s): Ján Demčišák
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: right-wing populism; political discourse; manipulation

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the language and discourse of the right-wing populism and it analyzes the instrumentalization of emotions as part of the political marketing. The coding of emotional content using images and cultural symbols is primarily examined. The breadth of the emotional scale and the temporal dimension of linguistic and communicative strategies of right-wing populism should be pointed out.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 71-81
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: German