EPATAGE TACTICS AS THE MEANS OF PROVOCATIVE SELF-PROMOTION IN «STAR» INTERVIEWS

Authors

  • Angelina Ivanovna Dubsky Magnitogorsk State University (Magnitogorsk)

Keywords:

epatage, epatage tactics, provocative self-promotion, shocking, show off, violation of a norm, «star» interview

Abstract

This article analyzes the phenomenon of epatage in provocative self-promotion. The
functional approach as the research methodology of epatage is offered and three mutually complementary theories are considered: the theory of deviant behaviour, the concept of identity crisis and the game theory. The main purpose of the work is to review the lexicalsemantic means of implementation of epatage tactics in the text of «star» interviews.

Author Biography

Angelina Ivanovna Dubsky, Magnitogorsk State University (Magnitogorsk)

Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages, Magnitogorsk State University (Magnitogorsk); Graduate Student of Department of German Language, Chelyabinsk State University (Chelyabinsk); Scientific Supervisor ? Elena N. Aznacheeva, Doctor of philological sciences, Prof.

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№25(284), issue 15

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