LEXICAL-GRAMMATICAL MEANS OF MANIPULATION IN THE JAPANESE PRE-ELECTION DISCOURSE (BY THE MATERIAL OF JAPANESE POLITICIANS’ PUBLIC STATEMENTS)
The pre-election discourse is distinguished by a high degree of language manipulation, therefore, the study and the identification of the ways of manipulation in the political communication is significant for revealing the linguistic characteristic as a means of influence. The need to study the language characteristics of manipulation in the Japanese pre-election discourse is dictated by the search for the adequate ways of influencing the Japanese electorate.