Some Peculiarities of the Representation of the Manipulative Potential of the Discourse Personality of a Teenager in the American Communicative Space

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of adolescent discourse in the linguopersonological aspect. The subject of the study is the linguistic and communicative-pragmatic characteristics of the discourse personality of a teenager. The object of the study is a set of linguistic means of implementing manipulative strategies and tactics by a teenager. A discourse personality is considered as a participant of certain communicative events, the communication scheme of which determines the choice of linguistic means – lexical, grammatical, stylistic. In the research quantitative, descriptive-comparative, contextual and situational-interpretative research methods were used. The article examines the role of the intention realized by a teenager in two discursive dyads while communicating with peers and with adults. The novelty of the study is determined by the fact that for the first time a study of communicative strategies and tactics of manipulative influence of adolescents in interaction with the environment is conducted on the material of television series. A discourse personality in television series is a reflection of a real teenager. As a result, it was found out that the behavior of a manipulative teenager is determined by gender parameters, as well as anchoring to the zone of discursive space. Dominant communicative strategies and tactics of a discourse personality of a teenager are the following: tactics of blackmail, verbal insinuation, threats. It seems promising to study typical discourse personalities in other types of communication, as well as a more detailed description of the gender aspect from the standpoint of gender linguistics.