Didenko M. Political speech as a type of text (on the material of speeches of German politicians of the end of the XX century)

Political speeches of German politicians of the 20th century. The following research methods has been used: pragmalinguistic, functional-analytical, descriptive-comparative, quantitative. It has been established that political speeches are typological phenomena of informative-persuasive character. An invariant model of political speech has been singled out, specifying its typological peculiarities. Specific features of expression and integration became the base for determining the varieties of political speech - parliament, party, election, welcoming, festive speeches. The spheres of application are the educational process and verbal impact technologies.