Rhetorical devices in Turkish pop-discourse (at the example of Simge’s songs)

Abstract

In the article, rhetorical devices in a Turkish singer Simge’s pop discourse are considered. The existing definitions of the concept of discourse are considered. The grounds for singling out pop discourse as a variation of the song discourse are provided and its main features are discussed. In the practical part of the work, the characteristics of Simge’s songs are determined. For this, the methods of linguo-stylistic and contextual analysis are primarily used. As the result of the research, it is concluded that such stylistic figures as rhetorical questions, rhetorical exclamations, antitheses, parallel constructions, anaphors, epiphoras and are particularly important for pop discourse. It is found out that in Simge’s songs rhetorical questions are among the most common rhetorical devices. Most likely, this is a feature of Simge’s individual musical style. It is also assumed that the active use of rhetorical questions is typical for Turkish pop-music in general.