Social Antinomies of Linguistic Consciousness

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-171
Author(s):  
Elena Kravchenko ◽  
Tatiana Valiulina
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Affective Meanings

This article focuses on the debate over Crimea's accession. The content analysis relies on data collected during the first and most turbulent year of Crimea's incorporation, which started with the decision to conduct a referendum on the Crimean status and then to declare Crimea's independence in March 2014. The sample consists of 50 entries published on LiveJournal, both posts and commentaries. We have discovered and problematized severe disagreements in bloggers' worldview that give rise to the antinomies of bloggers' linguistic consciousness. By this, we mean the use of words with opposite connotations relating to the same event within the same blog and an inconsistency between bloggers' perception of the event and the affective meanings of lexical items attached to it. Our main point is that Crimea's accession prompts bloggers to reduce this dissonance by “rolling up the semantic rainbow,” that is, by destroying meanings with rigid binary semantic opposition, which thereby further exacerbates deep-rooted divisions within Russian society where patriots and liberals increasingly keep apart.

The Language of Conflict in the Focus of Quantitative Content Analysis of the USA Press Reports (on the Example of New York Times Article Archive for the Period from 1851 to 2019)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
M. Chekunova
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The United States ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Quantitative Content Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Content ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of

The presented article tests the application of the method of quantitative content analysis to identify the spread of confrontational tendencies in the public consciousness. It proves the broad possibilities of monitoring and forecasting conflicts in society on the basis of it. The source base of the study was the archives of the New York Times newspaper for the period from 1851 to 2019. The author calculated the number of used indicative conflict-containing lexemes, the integrated dynamics of which expresses the coefficient of confrontation. The coefficient of confrontation correlates with the dynamics of conflicts in the history of the United States and the world, explanations of the increase and decrease of the corresponding indicators are given. The maximum phases of the confrontation coefficient fall on the period of the Second World War and the modern period. Modern maximization is viewed as a significant threat to the security of Russian society.

scholarly journals Obraz Polski w rosyjskiej telewizji

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Krzywdzińska
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Current Level ◽  
Talk Shows ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Talk Show ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Political Talk

The aim of the article is to analyze the image of Poland on Russian state television in the context of the introduction of a new decommunization law in Poland. The subjects of qualitative analysis are Russian information and journalistic programs devoted to the demolition of Soviet soldiers‘ monuments in Poland. The author hypothesizes about a change in the provision of information and sharpening media narrative. The application of the content analysis of the presenters and guests‘ statements made it possible to obtain an answer on Poland‘s image and current level of political and social talk shows. Selected programs deal not only with the demolition of monuments to Soviet soldiers but are also devoted to current Russian-Polish political relations. The conclusions that can be drawn from the analysis of the programs indicate a significant increase in anti-Polish sentiments, intensified by the leading journalists. Political talk show programs spread a negative and biased picture of Poland in Russian society.

scholarly journals The Vocabulary Profile of UN (Ujian Nasional) Reading Texts of Senior High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Andila Atmadja
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
English Text ◽  
Coverage Level ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
General Service ◽  
Reading Texts

ABSTRACTThis the study was aimed at investigating vocabulary profile of English UN 2015 Reading Texts for Senior High School. Content analysis was used as a research method. The data were vocabularies which encountered within 14 reading texts. The instruments were Lewis (1997) divisions of lexical items adapted in Lakshmi (2012) and 1000-3000 new general service list by Browne and Coxhead (2013) within Vocab Profiler software inventing by Cobb (2009).The result showedthat(1) There were four lexical items encountered in the UN 2015 Reading Text. They were: polywords, collocation, a fixed expression, and semi-fixed expression. (2) The most dominant of lexical items were encountered in the Reading Text is collocation with 145 words (60%), Polywords with 51 words (21%), Semi fixed expression with 38 words (16%) and the lowest was fixed expression with 7 words (3%). (3) There were 1067 words (88%) in the UN reading text were the extent of coverage level 1000-3000 NGSL and NAWL level by Browne and Coxhead. The conclusion was the teacher should teach the students about collocation and other word partnership in order to assist students to comprehend the English text better.

scholarly journals Problematic field of studying public trust in Russia: content analysis of scientific publications

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Elena Vladimirovna Trutenko ◽  
Andrei Aleksandrovich Linchenko
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Society Application ◽  
The Government

This article is dedicated to the analysis of evolution of research practices and approaches of the Russian scholars towards the problem of trust in Russian society, as well as determination of the key trends and specificity of social trust/distrust in the Russian society. Application of the methodology of content analysis allows analyzing the dynamics of domestic publications, as well as revealing the most relevant vectors of psychological, economic and social research. The most cited publications that outline the key trends in the transformation of public trust in modern Russia are determined. The author observes not only the shift in focus of study of the problem of trust from political to socioeconomic and informational contexts, but also significant differentiation in examination of various aspects of public trust. The novelty of this research lies in detection and classification of the relevant trends in the transformation of public trust in Russia. Public trust alongside public distrust in the government manifest as the basic factor in relation to other socioeconomic and cultural institutions. At the same time, there author observes low differentiation between the images of trust and distrust among  Russian population, low level of both interpersonal and institutional trust, as well as tendency towards using the images of the Soviet past as the markers of trust or distrust in the existing social institutions. A disposition towards increase of the role of social networks in the development of the images of trust or distrust is revealed.

scholarly journals Iconicity in Word Learning and Beyond: A Critical Review

2020 ◽  
pp. 002383092091433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan KS Nielsen ◽  
Mark Dingemanse
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Word Learning ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Local Learning ◽  
Learning Enhancement ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Affective Meanings ◽  
Sensory Imagery

Interest in iconicity (the resemblance-based mapping between aspects of form and meaning ) is in the midst of a resurgence, and a prominent focus in the field has been the possible role of iconicity in language learning. Here we critically review theory and empirical findings in this domain. We distinguish local learning enhancement (where the iconicity of certain lexical items influences the learning of those items) and general learning enhancement (where the iconicity of certain lexical items influences the later learning of non-iconic items or systems). We find that evidence for local learning enhancement is quite strong, though not as clear cut as it is often described and based on a limited sample of languages. Despite common claims about broader facilitatory effects of iconicity on learning, we find that current evidence for general learning enhancement is lacking. We suggest a number of productive avenues for future research and specify what types of evidence would be required to show a role for iconicity in general learning enhancement. We also review evidence for functions of iconicity beyond word learning: iconicity enhances comprehension by providing complementary representations, supports communication about sensory imagery, and expresses affective meanings. Even if learning benefits may be modest or cross-linguistically varied, on balance, iconicity emerges as a vital aspect of language.

scholarly journals Social attitudes of young Petersburgers

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 374-392
Author(s):  
Zinaida V. Sikevich ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Young People ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Soviet Society ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
The Government

The article presents an empirical analysis of social expectations and attitudes of the modern young generation using the example of St. Petersburg. The study of this phenomenon is based on three studies conducted under the author’s supervision in 1996, 2011 and 2019. The article is based on data from the 2019 study — 153 people. (Saint Petersburg, age group 18–29 years, quota sample by gender, all respondents are of Russian nationality). The questionnaire was compiled using the author’s methods, in particular, the method of symbolic associations with subsequent content analysis of verbal constructs. In the body of the article, the dynamics of changes in the social attitudes of young people is demonstrated based on empirical research data. The change affected the perception of the basic concepts of national identity, such as “Russia”, the “Russian state” and “Russian power”. While there is almost no dynamics in the attitude to Russia as a Homeland, there are significant changes in the opinions towards the state and power. In relation to the government, there was an increase in protest moods, which was found during the content analysis of symbolic associations in the 2019 study compared to the 1996 and 2011 studies. In the historical consciousness of young people there is a positive dynamic of ideas about the pre-revolutionary and Soviet period against the background of the lack of dynamics of ideas about modern Russian society. When comparing “Soviet society” and “modern society”, changes in symbolic associations were recorded in the direction of increasing the number of associations related to human relationships and reducing the number of political associations. The article presents empirical data on the content of the national idea expressed by young people. Illustrative material for the article includes tables and histograms.

scholarly journals Iconicity in word learning and beyond: A critical review

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Nielsen ◽  
Mark Dingemanse
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Word Learning ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Local Learning ◽  
Learning Enhancement ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Affective Meanings ◽  
Sensory Imagery

Interest in iconicity (the resemblance-based mapping between aspects of form and meaning) is in the midst of a resurgence, and a prominent focus in the field has been the possible role of iconicity in language learning. Here we critically review theory and empirical findings in this domain. We distinguish local learning enhancement (where the iconicity of certain lexical items influences the learning of those items) and general learning enhancement (where the iconicity of certain lexical items influences the later learning of non-iconic items or systems). We find that evidence for local learning enhancement is quite strong, though not as clear cut as it is often described and based on a limited sample of languages. Despite common claims about broader facilitatory effects of iconicity on learning, we find that current evidence for general learning enhancement is lacking. We suggest a number of productive avenues for future research and specify what types of evidence would be required to show a role for iconicity in general learning enhancement. We also review evidence for functions of iconicity beyond word learning: iconicity enhances comprehension by providing complementary representations, supports communication about sensory imagery, and expresses affective meanings. Even if learning benefits may be modest or cross-linguistically varied, on balance, iconicity emerges as a vital aspect of language.

scholarly journals COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTIONS AND THE MEANINGS OF SLOGANS IN PUBLIC SERVICE ADVERTISEMENTS

JURNAL ELINK ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Sastika Seli ◽  
Tari Damayanti ◽  
Dewi Syafitri
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
Communicative Functions ◽  
Illocutionary Acts ◽  
Social Meanings ◽  
Affective Meanings ◽  
Language Meaning

This research aims at describing the communicative functions and the meaning of Slogans in Public Service Advertisements (PSA). This is a descriptive-qualitative research. The data derived from 20 PSA videos downloaded from Youtube. Then, they are collected through document analysis and analyzed with content analysis. There are only four types of meaning stated by Leech (1985) e.i 12 slogans with conceptual meanings, 7 slogans with connotative meanings, 7 slogans with affective meanings and 1 slogan with social meanings.  Based on the Illocutionary acts, some communicative functions found in PSA slogans are 1) to invite society to do something, 2) to inform people, 3) to report or to state something important, 4) to express emotion, and 5) to convince people doing something in the future.   Keywords: PSA slogans, communicative functions, language meaning, illocutionary act, speech act

Lexical Comprehension in Young Children With Developmental Delays

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa A. Kouri
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Developmental Delays ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Group Status ◽  
Novel Object ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Comprehension Skills ◽  
Lexical Items ◽  
Lexical Concepts

Lexical comprehension skills were examined in 20 young children (aged 28–45 months) with developmental delays (DD) and 20 children (aged 19–34 months) with normal development (ND). Each was assigned to either a story-like script condition or a simple ostensive labeling condition in which the names of three novel object and action items were presented over two experimental sessions. During the experimental sessions, receptive knowledge of the lexical items was assessed through a series of target and generalization probes. Results indicated that all children, irrespective of group status, acquired more lexical concepts in the ostensive labeling condition than in the story narrative condition. Overall, both groups acquired more object than action words, although subjects with ND comprehended more action words than subjects with DD. More target than generalization items were also comprehended by both groups. It is concluded that young children’s comprehension of new lexical concepts is facilitated more by a context in which simple ostensive labels accompany the presentation of specific objects and actions than one in which objects and actions are surrounded by thematic and event-related information. Various clinical applications focusing on the lexical training of young children with DD are discussed.

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