А DISCOURSE-PORTTRAIT OF AMERICAN BLOGGER FIONA CITKIN

Journal Title: Закарпатські філологічні студії - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 1

Abstract

The article focuses on the identifying the discourse-portrait of American blogger Fiona Citkin. The merit of methodological model of discourse-portraiting is that it proved to be applicable to describing fully and clearly the portrait of the speaker. The said discourse-portrait method involves identifying categories. The chief of these are: self-identification, thematic priority, addressee priority, time and space relation, intertextuality, mission, linguistic status, ‘myth-reality’ correlation. In addition the carried out research reveals specific features of Fiona Citkin’s character. Our conclusions are checked against the examples of speaking behaviour of the blogger in question. We used illustrations drawn from Fiona Citkin’s blogs. The article is organized around three main domains: theories, facts, conclusions.

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Л. П. Калитюк, Т. М. Іщук

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Л. П. Калитюк, Т. М. Іщук (2018). А DISCOURSE-PORTTRAIT OF AMERICAN BLOGGER FIONA CITKIN. Закарпатські філологічні студії, 3(1), 127-131. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-561061