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The Language of Politics

Task 1:

Think of the relationships between politics and language. What is the role of language for politics and vice versa-the role of politics in language?

Task 2:

Read the text and prepare to do the tasks that follow. Translate it into Russian.

Political language is powerful; it is persuasive. As its best political language inspires people and challenges them to make a difference, offering the hope that in working together we can create a better world. Over fifty years ago President John F. Kennedy energized a nation by exhorting its citizens to “ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country.” And we have heard stories of how, with powerful words, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill rallied their nations to defeat Nazi Germany during World War II and how Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela championed nonviolence in leading the fight against aggression and racism in India, America, and South Africa.

But political language can be abused. At its worst, political language can be deliberately manipulated to mislead, deceive, or cover up. In the wake of the war in Vietnam, the Watergate scandal and the subsequent resignation of President Nixon, the Iran-Contra affair, and the Clinton- Lewinsky scandal, Americans have grown cynical about their political leaders’ promises and programs. As presidential campaigns seem to get started earlier and earlier, we are fed a daily diet of political language. Political speech saturates the American media. In daily newspapers and on the evening news we listen to fiery sound bites and seemingly spontaneous one-liners-presented as though they contained an entire argument or philosophy. Our politicians are savvy about the time constrains in news media, and their speechwriters make sure that long speeches have at least a few headline-grabbing quotes that might win them wide, albeit brief, coverage. But in the end, we are left wondering what we can believe and who we trust.

Task3:

Answer the questions based on the text

1. Why does the author think that political language is powerful and persuasive? How does he support his view?

2. What famous quotation by J. Kennedy does the author cite?

3. Which other persuasive and verbally powerful politicians does he mention?

4. What reverse or dark sides of political language does the author name?

5. Which events in American politics revealed the dark side of political language?

6. How do presidential campaigns and American media reflect the political language?

7. What kind of effect do the speechwriters make on readers?

Task4:

Tell the class which political speech you liked most. Why? How much did the language contribute to your liking?

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