OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AS A PART OF DIPLOMATIC DISCOURSE AND THEIR TRANSLATION ISSUES

The article aims at reviewing, comparing, and contrasting the existing practices of analyzing official statements as a part of diplomatic discourse. An official statement is broadly defined as a document which contains information on a current topic with specific lexis and brief content. The official statements are mostly produced by presidents and diplomats, and they tend to be shorter than other types of diplomatic texts. In discourse analysis, official statements are often regarded as means of establishing diplomatic relations, hence the majority of works addressing them are in the sphere of diplomatic discourse. As a part of intercultural communication, the issue of translating official statements from Kazakh into English was raised. The article applies a descriptive, comparative method of research and translation analysis. The scientific novelty of the given article is justified due to the fact that official statements have not been considered broadly from translation perspectives. The research is significant from the theoretical and practical viewpoint as it highlights the most prominent strategies of researching official statements within discourse analysis and translation issues.