Aspects of using autochthonous insertions in the political discourse of Sierra Leone
https://doi.org/10.17021/2712-9519-2025-4-23-31
Abstract
This article is devoted to the study of the features of autochthonous inclusions in the speech of political figures of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Despite the vastness and significant number of publications in the field of language theory devoted to foreign language inclusions in speech, there is practically no research in the field of autochthonous inclusions in the political discourse of the Republic of Sierra Leone. The purpose of the article is to identify and describe the specifics of variable inclusions in the political discourse of the statesmen of the Republic of Sierra Leone. The work identifies three aspects of the use of variable inclusions: emotional connection, accessibility of information, strengthening of identity, attention is paid to the description of examples from the speech of political figures of the Republic of Sierra Leone. It is concluded that the linguistic interaction of the British version of English with the indigenous languages spoken in the Republic of Sierra Leone is due to the historical past, which influenced the presence of autochthonous inclusions in the modern political discourse of civil servants, reflecting the emotional ties between politicians and their electorate, enriches political communication, giving it depth and reflecting cultural characteristics. countries.
About the Authors
J. Baghana
Belgorod State National Research University
Россия
Россия
Bagana Jerome - doctor of philology, professor, professor of the Department of Roman and Germanic Philology and M.C.
O. A. Baidina
Belgorod State National Research University
Россия
Россия
Baidina Olga Anatolyevna - postgraduate of the Department of Roman and Germanic Philology and M.C.
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Baghana J., Baidina O.A. Aspects of using autochthonous insertions in the political discourse of Sierra Leone. Linguistics & education. 2025;5(4):23-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17021/2712-9519-2025-4-23-31
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