COLUMN WRITING IN ENGLISH MEDIADISCOURSE: COMMUNICATIVE AND PRAGMATIC ASPECTS
https://doi.org/10.51955/2312-1327_2024_4_140
Abstract
The study considers column writing that is equal to personalized journalism. Of central concern in the research is the issue of the individualized tinge in the column-writing, diversity of thought, independent thinking and personal style of the columnist. The paper focuses on the thought-provoking personal style of the distinguished Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins who covers issues across politics and society. The paper reveals lexical and syntactic stylistic devices used by the columnist to offer his views and opinions on the British prime minister cheerleading for war in the Ukraine.
About the Authors
T. I. Semenova
Irkutsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatiana I. Semenova, Doctor of Sciences (Philology), Professor
1, Karl Marx Street Irkutsk, 664003
A. N. Dytov
Irkutsk State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey N. Dytov, Graduate student
1, Karl Marx Street Irkutsk, 664003
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Semenova T.I., Dytov A.N. COLUMN WRITING IN ENGLISH MEDIADISCOURSE: COMMUNICATIVE AND PRAGMATIC ASPECTS. Crede Experto: transport, society, education, language. 2024;(4):140-151. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51955/2312-1327_2024_4_140
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