GENERALIZATION STRATEGY AS A MEANS OF REPRESENTING JUDICIAL POWER (ON THE MATERIAL OF RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH PRINT MEDIA)
The present study is devoted to the problem of discursive means used to construct the image of judicial power in Russian and English print media. The current research is considered to be a worthwhile study because of the negative public opinion about judicial power in Russia and a number of critical remarks directed towards the judiciary in Great Britain. The purpose of the study is to analyze the linguistic means employed to construct the image of judicial power within the strategy of generalization. The strategy of generalization may be used to create both positive and negative images of judicial power but the results of the given research show that it is mostly used to produce critical remarks. The author investigates lexical and grammatical language means as well as stylistic devices that realize the generalization strategy in Russian and English print media. According to the undertaken research, generalization is also constructed by means of selection of facts aimed at realization of the journalist’s intention. Additionally, the author reveals cultural differences typical of employing the generalization strategy in Russian and English print media. Finally, the author makes a conclusion about the role of the investigated strategy in constructing the image of the judiciary in mass media. The article promotes deeper understanding of mass media discursive mechanisms that influence public opinion about the judiciary.