IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CATEGORY OF EMOTIONALITY IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN POLITICAL DISCOURSE

Abstract

The article considers issues related to the current problem of expressing emotions in modern German political discourse. The German language has a rich palette of means of expressing emotions. Based on existing research using methods of comparison, analysis and systematization, the means of expressing emotions and the implementation of the category of emotionality in phonetic, lexical and syntactic aspects are considered. The emotional component in political speech always plays a special role, because it enhances the expressiveness of the statement, helps to structure the content and directs the interpretation of events by the addressee. German political discourse is indicative, because it is distinguished by restraint and orientation towards rationality, therefore the ways of expressing emotions here acquire special analytical value. Modality in political discourse distributes emotional accents; the phonetic level is primarily associated with intonation structures; In lexical terms, the main means are nouns, adjectives, verbs, phraseological units and idiomatic expressions, as well as particles and exclamations; from a grammatical point of view, morphological features, as well as the syntax of sentences, are of greatest interest. In modern German society, there are cultural nuances that must be taken into account in political discourse for the expression of emotions. As a result of the study, it was established that politeness and restraint are one of the cultural features of the expression of emotions by Germans. The analysis shows that linguistic means of expressing emotions occupy a structure-forming place in political discourse. The emotionality of language in political discourse is a criterion of linguistic culture, its study contributes to the understanding of the means of verbal influence: on the one hand, the leading ones are linguistic means that are used to enhance the emotional content and give the text emotionality, on the other hand, there are means of persuasion. The use of the research results in the practice of teaching German will allow to deepen the understanding of the meaning and role of the category of emotionality in modern German discourse, in particular political discourse.