Government statement as a genre of political discourse(on the example of the speeches of the German chancellors A. Merkel and O. Scholz)

The article examines the genre of a government statement in Germany terms political content and linguopragmatic specificities. It should be noted that this can described as orientational-ritual, which is characterized by informing integration strategies, well self-praise tactics promises. texts speeches follow virtually set structure. authors’ aim i s to analyze specificities statements made German chancellors on taking office using examples A. Merkel 2018 O. Scholz 2021. During research, following methods were used: academic literature analysis, discursive text contextual quantitative method, comparison, generalization. study quite relevant due fact chancellors’ practically not analyzed from linguistic point view. This approach was partially used works E. Hermann, but at same time, it typical authors consider mostly influence statements, seen book edited K. F. Korte. Among Russian researchers, D. S. Slyusarev focused analysis statements. work logically divided into two major parts, namely analysis. In analyzing component, examined situation time Bundestag elections 2021 assumption power Scholz. process speeches, features noted: use gender-symmetric forms, idioms metaphors, intertextuality, wordplay. Government are plenty culturally marked vocabulary, explained topic speeches.