MANIPULARE PRIN TRANSGRESAREA NORMEI LITERARE

Summary. The current political discourse, especially the one promoted on social networks,is characterized by various informal aspects, including the use of colloquial-familiar language,regional/substandard forms of expression and other elements specific to populist communication.Samples of non-standard expression used in the cycle of posts entitled «The President replies» areexamined, such as slang, pronunciation in a regional manner, the use of russianisms, slang elements,transgression of personal names. This language is intended to give credibility to the idea that there isa ‘Moldovan language’ which is different from Romanian.Key words: political discourse, transgression of the norm, familiar language, regionalisms,russianisms, slang, manipulation.