Astghik Simonyan – Persuasion in discourse

Astghik Simonyan – Persuasion in discourse. – In recent years persuasion has been in the center of the attention of linguists and psy­cho­lo­gists. In the present article the role of persuasion through speech act, in general, and in political discourse, in particular, is concerned. Language is perceived as a powerful tool in accomplishing the desired results by means of exerting influence on the listeners and rea­ders and manipulation with them.