DISTAL MARKERS OF DECEPTION IN THE ENGLISH POLITICAL DISCOURSE
Keywords:
deception, distancing strategy, distal marker, political discourseAbstract
The article deals with the issue of deception in the linguistic aspect. The author focuses on the positive correlation between the use of language units with distal semantics, such as pronouns and deictic expressions, and the degree of probability of providing false information. Results of the study of the political interview with Barack Obama have shown that false statements contain an explicit choice of the speaker to speak about other people, and the implicit choice to use deictic expressions with distal meaning. In addition, liars tend to share the experience of others, and truth tellers tend to share their own experiences. The use of distancing strategy potentially indicates a high probability that the speaker is not telling the truth.
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