Political linguistic personality of the statesman S. Seifullin: discursive characteristics

Abstract

The article defines all the linguistic means denoting political vocabulary. Linguistic concepts such as
“political communication”, “political discourse” are considered, a number of linguistic units that express
them are defined. It is established that language and politics are not considered separately from each
other, the analysis of the political system in Kazakhstan of various nature using the language, positions,
statements of public and state figures, political leaders should be carried out at the junction of political,
philological and linguistic research.
A number of basic terms and methods covering the main problems of political linguistics are defined,
and an explanation is given to each. In Kazakh society the place in the political discourse of Alash leaders
and figure S. Seifullin, recognized on the basis of his works as political leaders, statesmen, conducting
political discussions of democratic-enlightenment, enlightenment-revolutionary orientation is characterized. So far, the language of political leaders has not been studied. Cognitively studied only on the basis
of their works. Furthermore, the political linguistic image of S. Seifullin, who was recognized as a social
figure, has been identified through the articles published in newspapers. In order to analyze the language
of the statesman, the periods of S. Seifullin’s active service to the nation and state were taken as a basis,
and the use of mottos has been defined.
The relevance of our research lies in the study of the political linguistic personality of public figures
who lived in Kazakh society within the framework of political discourse, the formation of a political linguistic personality based on slogans, reports, journalistic articles of socio-political content using stylistic
structures and types of tropes of artistic and political image in the language.
The practical significance of the conclusions formulated in the article is relevant for linguists, Alash
scholars, literary critics and other readers.
Key words: politics, language, political linguistics, political lexis, political discourse, linguistic personality.