IMPOLITENESS IN POLITICAL DEBATES BY GEORGIAN POLITICAL LEADERS

Natalia Koroshinadze

Authors

Natalia Koroshinadze

Keywords:

politians, female leaders, debates, face attack, (im-)politness

Abstract

The main goal of this ongoing research is to identify the ways, both linguistic (verbal) and supralinguistic (non-verbal) utilised by Georgian female political leaders when building up their identities in the process of TV debates. For this, the research relies on two theoretical sources: a genrespecific approach to political debate shows and the role of impoliteness in the process of construing the identity of the leader.

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Author Biography

Natalia Koroshinadze

The author of the article is a PhD student at Javakhishvili State University, currently working on the issue of impoliteness in political debates. She has extensive experience of teaching English to multi-level and exam-oriented classrooms. The author teaches at the University of Georgia and at the Caucasus University

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