Abstract:
The objectof the study is non-verbal communication means in discourse of American and European politicians.The subjectis to study functions of non-verbal means of communication in political discourse.The object and subject of the study defines the purposeof this work –the identification of the non-verbal means of communication in political discourse.The tasks of the study are as follows:•to identify the system, categories and functions of non-verbal communication;•to study the role and importance of non-verbal communication in political discourse;•to reveal the metacommunicative value of non-verbal means in American political discourse.•to highlight the communicative value of non-verbal communication in American political discourse.
