| Author | Dorota Suska |
|---|---|
| Title | Conceptualizing of the Other in the press discourse of the pre-solidarity period (1978‒1980). From the category of the enemy to the political opponent |
| Keywords | official press, independent press, political discourse, stereotype of enemy, political opponent |
| Pages | 271-288 |
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| Volume | 32 |
The author of the article present selected aspects of political communication in the light of texts from official and independent press of 1978‒1980. The analyzes is focused on the image of the enemy – the Other in the ideological aspect. In the official press there was a return to emotional rhetoric which was negative and focused around the „enemy stereotype” shaped on the ground of the „foreign” stereotype. In the independent press, however, the linguistic exponents of the rational, open narrative and pragmatic concept of the political opponent were noticeable.