Comparative textual analysis of New Year’s speeches of the heads of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in linguistic and cultural aspects
https://doi.org/10.20310/2587-6953-2022-8-2-261-275
Abstract
Based on the text theory in the context of linguocultural studies the full text of New Year’s speeches of Russian and Chinese heads of state in 2013–2022 in terms of content and expression were analyzed, high-frequency words were organizes and summarizes using antconc and SEO software to create word cloud maps, which visually represent the research content and help in analyzing the text structure. It is proven that the New Year’s speeches of V.V. Putin and Xi Jinping have similarities and differences. The New Year’s speeches of the heads of the two countries have a stable structural basis. The content of New Year’s speeches consists of two parts: the first is an expression of wishes for the New Year, and the second is a brief summary of the work of the past year, setting plans and goals for the next year. The themes of the New Year’s speeches continue and change according to different political, economic and contemporary contexts. Ideology is built into the themes of the text. V.V. Putin’s New Year’s speeches reflect the national culture of Russia. He uses rhetorical means such as rhetorical modification, metaphor, gradation, and rhetorical exclamation. He also uses intertextuality in expressing ideology in order to express emotional resonance and to elicit an identity with the motherland. In Xi Jinping’s New Year’s speeches, cultural themes are reinforced year by year and rhetorical techniques such as quotation, comparison and parallelism are widely used, which has the genetic effect of spreading widely.
Supporting agencies: This work is supported by the Chinese National Social Science Grant no. 18BYY058 «大国博弈视角下的中亚语言竞争与语言规划研究» (Language competition and language planning in Central Asia in the context of the “Game of the leading countries”) and key grant of Shanghai International Studies University no. 2017114001 «世界一流大学学科建设战略比较研究» (Comparative studies of academic disciplines development programs of the world’s leading universities).
About the Authors
Liu Yuelin
Shanghai International Studies University
China
China
Liu Yuelin, Master’s Degree Student, Russian language and literature Programme
1550 Wenxiang St., Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
Zhang Liwei
Shanghai International Studies University
China
China
Zhang Liwei, Doctoral Candidate
1550 Wenxiang St., Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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Yuelin L., Liwei Zh. Comparative textual analysis of New Year’s speeches of the heads of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China in linguistic and cultural aspects. Neophilology. 2022;8(2):261-275. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20310/2587-6953-2022-8-2-261-275
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