Selected Peculiarities of English and Georgian Political Talk Shows

Salome Dvalishvili

Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University


Abstract

The present paper aims to discuss selected peculiarities of English and Georgian political talk shows using the example of BBC | Vote 22 NI, WMUR-TV ‘Granite states Debate’, NBC News-MSNBC Democratic Debate, Choice, The stories of the day and Timely Questions. The analysis is conducted with a view to determining the similarities between the methods and techniques of manipulation in English and Georgian political speeches. It is undertaken to answer the following question: Are the politicians mostly criticizing the opponent’s speech and their ideas or are they simply insulting them? What kind of mood do the guests and the host create in the beginning and during the programme? What kind of similarities and differences can be seen in the structure of English and Georgian political talk shows? In English-language talk shows, political discourse is not as open and obvious as in Georgian ones. The host and the guests do not intend to abuse someone verbally or physically. As a rule, the English-language political discourse has a neutral approach in this regard, while in Georgian, there tends to be a sharp confrontation with the opponent.

Keywords:

political discourse, dialogue, political talk show

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Published
2023-12-13


Dvalishvili, S. (2023) “Selected Peculiarities of English and Georgian Political Talk Shows”, Białostockie Archiwum Językowe, 23(23), pp. 129–140. doi: 10.15290/baj.2023.23.07.

Salome Dvalishvili 
Kutaisi Akaki Tsereteli State University