scholarly journals The specificity of Russian media neoderivatives reflecting social realia

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 466-480
Author(s):  
Larisa V. Ratsiburskaya ◽  
Elena A. Zhdanova
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Research Material ◽  
The Social ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
The Media

The involvement of media speech in the society activities determines the relevance of studying the media text components in the extralinguistic aspect. The social conditionality of media neoderivatives contributes to their research in linguopragmatic and socio-cultural aspects. The purpose of the article is to identify the specifics of Russian neoderivatives reflecting current social realities. The research material include lexical and word-formation innovations in the texts of printed and electronic media of the beginning of the 21st century. In the course of the study, the methods of structural and semantic analysis of neoderivatives, word-formation analysis, content analysis, contextual analysis, descriptive and classification methods were used. As a result of the research, thematic groups of neoderivatives reflecting current Russian realities were identified (neoderivatives on pandemic topics; neoderivatives reflecting digital reality, Internet realities, business realities, etc.); the actual word-formation means and methods of creating the considered neoderivatives are determined (the usual methods of suffixation, prefixation, prefixoidation, addition of agglutinative type; the non-usual method of contamination, as well as the non-usual methods of creating polycode neoderivatives, in particular hyphenation, parenthesis, quotation, the use of ideograms and numbers, font and color selections); as a result of contextual analysis of media texts, the main functions of neoderivatives are characterized (nominative, expressive-evaluative, ludic). The conducted research is characterized by the novelty of the speech and language material and identifies the specifics of the socio-cultural and linguocognitive perception of reality in the modern language consciousness of the representatives of Russian society. The results of the research contribute to the solution of practical problems of journalism.

The “Rape of Europe”: 2016 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Cologne in hegemonic discourse of Russian media

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
Tatiana Riabova ◽  
Oleg Riabov
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
The West ◽  
Hegemonic Discourse ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
New Year’S Eve ◽  
The Eu

The article deals with the Russian media coverage of sexual assaults against women during the 2016 New Year's Eve celebrations in Cologne. The authors examine it in the frame of discourse of “Gayropa” that represents the EU via changes in gender order of the West European societies. The pro-Kremlin media coverage of the “Rape of Europe” contributes to positioning Russia in the world, maintaining power legitimacy in the country, and supporting gender order in Russian society. The media discourse treats it as an evidence of decline of the European civilization.

scholarly journals SEMANTICS OF BLACK IN ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN MASS MEDIA HEADLINES

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V DYMOVA ◽  
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A.I ZOLOTAIKO ◽  
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Protest Movements ◽  
Continuous Sampling ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Political Realities ◽  
Formation Of Groups

The objective of the article is to identify specific features of black colour representation in English and Russian media headlines for 2019-2020 at the verbal level of the text. The method of continuous sampling was used to select a number of examples in English and Russian, containing various variations in the functioning of the lexeme “black” in the period from 2019 to 2020. Methods. The research is carried out through the cognitive-discourse analysis of metaphors within the media discourse with the involvement of linguistic, general philological and linguocultural data that contributed to research activities, taking into account the specific features of the social and political realities of the media segments under consideration. The results were interpreted using generalization, descriptive and comparative methods. Conclusions. The analysis of the headlines of the media in this period allows us to assert the frequency and importance of verbalization of black colour in modern media discourse. The English and Russian segments demonstrate various aspects of its functioning. The dominant sphere of realization of black colour is the social context: the formation of groups, protest movements, the fight against prejudices, resonant incidents, tragedies, etc. It seems possible to include the similarity of the transmission of unfavourable states, events or shocks according to the “colour + time” scheme and the fixation of race in colour embodiment to the adjacent black verbalization of black colour. Among the differences, one can single out the total dominance of headlines in relation to race in the English-language media in the context of the struggle for rights and confrontation and the presence in this regard of a strong connection with racism through colour.

scholarly journals Satire in Merlinda Bobis’ Banana Heart Summer

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherill A. Gilbas
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Background ◽  
Social Realism ◽  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Societal Problems

Hornedo, a literature icon asserts that “A piece of literature documents the world and the worldview of its author.” Accordingly, some literary pieces can provide information on the socio-political and cultural background of a certain society. Anchored on this premise, this paper aimed to identify the aesthetics of satire in Merlinda Bobis’ Banana Heart Summer. It also sought to unveil the novel’s message and the author’s manner of criticizing the novel’s social setup. Specifically, it sought to describe the novel’s theme, tone, structure and style, as well as the socio-political and cultural aspects using food as primary trope. The paper also aimed to present the reality frame of the depicted societal problems of the Filipinos in general and those of Bicolanos in particular. The formalist theory was applied in the treatment of material, which is a satire, and being so, the researcher also applied defamiliarization theory, through devices such as tropes and social realism, as it forms part of the aesthetics of satire that can help identify the ideology behind the author’s work. The researcher grouped the identified satirical techniques into five: exaggeration, incongruity, parody, reversal, and defamiliarization.  In conclusion, this paper asserts that Bobis wrote the material for the readers to see the flaws of the society; alongside, she also implicitly offers a solution or presents the possibility of curing the social ills highlighted in the novel. Keywords—Literature, aesthetics of satire, defamiliarization, Banana heart summer, Bicolanos,  Filipinos,  formalist-contextual analysis, Philippines

scholarly journals ARCA TOKOH DEWA BERSORBAN DI MUSEUM NASIONAL INDONESIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ashar Murdihastomo
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Analysis ◽  
Community Environment ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Social ◽  
Arts And Culture ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Head Covering

The National Museum of Indonesia has a unique statue of a god depicted wearing a turban. The museum manager named this statue Shiva Mahadeva based on the third eye’s presence on his forehead. Based on this uniqueness, a more in-depth study carried out by taking the question What is the meaning of the turban-shaped head covering the statue’s depiction? Is there a connection between the depiction and the arts and culture of the community? This study aims to know the meaning implied in depicting the turban and trying to find out the social picture of the statuemaking community. This study conducted using descriptive research methods with contextual analysis. This study indicates that the statue depicted is not a statue of Shiva Mahadeva but a combination of Shiva and Vishnu known as Hariharamurti. The turban’s meaning is similar to the crown carved on the statue, which shows the character’s dignity and majesty. The life of the community’s arts and culture influences the depiction of the Hariharamurti statue, which is synonymous with freedom without leaving religious rules. In general, the arts and cultural aspects of the community that affect the statue are indicated as a community environment closely related to the priest/rishi’s activities. Museum Nasional Indonesia memiliki arca tokoh dewa unik yang digambarkan mengenakan sorban. Pengelola museum memberi nama tokoh tersebut adalah Siwa Mahadewa berdasarkan pada keberadaan mata ketiga yang ada di dahinya. Atas dasar keunikan inilah maka dilakukan kajian lebih mendalam lagi dengan mengambil pertanyaan, apa makna penutup kepala berbentuk sorban dalam penggambaran arca tersebut? adakah keterkaitan penggambaran tersebut dengan kehidupan seni-budaya masyarakat? tujuan yang ingin dicapai dari kajian ini adalah mengetahui makna yang tersirat dalam penggambaran sorban dan mencoba untuk mengetahui gambaran sosial masyarakat pembuat arca. Untuk mencapai tujuan tersebut maka kajian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif dengan analisis secara kontekstual. Hasil dari kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa arca yang digambarkan bukanlah arca Siwa Mahadewa melainkan gabungan antara Siwa dengan Wisnu yang dikenal sebagai Hariharamurti. Pemaknaan sorban yang dikenakan oleh arca tersebut memiliki kesamaan dengan mahkota yang biasa dipahatkan pada arca yaitu menunjukkan kemuliaan dan keagungan dari tokoh tersebut. Kehidupan senibudaya masyarakat jelas mempengaruhi gaya penggambaran arca Hariharamurti tersebut yang identik dengan kebebasan tanpa meninggalkan aturan agama. Secara umum, aspek seni-budaya masyarakat yang mempengaruhi arca tersebut diindikasikan sebagai lingkungan masyarakat yang erat terkait dengan aktivitas pada pendeta/resi.

scholarly journals “Death Groups”: The Media Construction of a Social Problem in the Post-Truth Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Roman V. Zholud ◽  
Viktoria V. Fursova
Keyword(s):  
Social Problem ◽  
Mass Communication ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Media Construction ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Role Of The Government

The article discusses the features of media construction of a social problem by the Russian media on the example of the case of “death groups” (2015–2017) in the context of the influence of post-truth society on mass communication. The analysis reveals factors that form the misstatement in vision of a social problem; an analogy is drawn with the spread of fake news in the media. Special attention is paid to the role of the government in the media construction of the social problem of “death groups” and its ideological content. Based on the study, it is concluded that in post-truth society, media construction of a social problem proceeds with an emotional, uncritical perception of false, ideologically sharpened information. The gathered facts show a dismatch between the media representation of “death groups” and their real social sense.

scholarly journals Medicine and society: micro level of social interaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-65
Author(s):  
T. V. Semina
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social System ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Social Conflicts ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Indivisible Object

This article examines the features of the interaction of social institutions of medicine and health care in modern Russian society at the micro level — within the social system “doctor — patient”. Sufficient space is given to a comparative analysis of traditional (paternalistic and collegial) and modern (informational and contractual) models of social relations between doctors and patients. Ne author highlights the factors under which the widespread use of information and contractual models in Russian realities contribute to the transformation of traditionally solidary social relations in the system under consideration into conflict ones. The article, based on the original author’s sociological research, examines the features of the conflict confrontation between doctors and patients, identifies their specific differences from traditional social conflicts. On the one hand, the conflicts that unfold in the social system “doctor — patient” are precisely social conflicts, since the interaction in this system embraces both all representatives of the medical community and practically all members of society, each of which, one way or another, becomes patient. On the other hand, if the prerequisite and then the basis of the usual conflict interaction is the presence of a single indivisible object, then in the case of a social conflict in the “doctor — patient” system, health can hardly be considered “a single and indivisible object”. Health for the subjects of this conflict is indeed an important spiritual value, but much more often the conflict arises over the rights and obligations, as well as the distribution of power among the interacting parties. Enough attention is paid to the analysis of the macro-, meso- and micro- causes of this conflict, as well as to the problem of the influence of the media on the genesis of this type of conflict relationship; tendencies that are especially characteristic in the relationship between the patient audience and the media in recent times are highlighted and revealed.

scholarly journals Prisoners of the Media: Television in Russia Since the Collapse of Communism

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Brassard
Keyword(s):  
Soviet Union ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Mikhail Gorbachev ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Soviet Union ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Collapse Of Communism ◽  
Special Case

In 1991 one of the most oppressive regimes in history collapsed and millions of people were set free. Following the implementation of glasnost and perestroika Soviet communism proved untenable and was consigned to the trash heap of history. The Soviet media itself played a tremendous role in facilitating the collapse. After Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev removed censorship from the Soviet press they began looking into the past transgressions of their nation and reported it aggressively. Thus, as the Soviet state and its Russian successor became a much weaker power agent, other agents of power appeared to challenge the power of the state with regards to the media. Television, as the most important medium in Russian society came to be a special case. The power relations in Russian television are essentially a historical map of power relations since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Power in Russian media is made up of a complex set of relationships that is worth exploring.

scholarly journals Precedent Phenomena: Transformation Processes

Discourse ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 109-119
Author(s):  
T. I. Svistun ◽  
I. L. Ilyicheva
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Analysis ◽  
Discourse Theory ◽  
Original Text ◽  
Research Material ◽  
Regional Newspapers ◽  
The Media ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Link Information ◽  
Transformation Processes ◽  
Communicative Space

Introduction. The precedent phenomenon in the title of a journalistic article is one of the characteristic features of the modern Belarusian mass media discourse. The article examines the pecularities of transformation processes of precedent phenomena in republican and regional newspapers.Methodology and sources. The theoretical basis of this research was formed by the works in the field of discourse theory (T. van Dijk, T. G. Dobrosklonskaya, V. E. Chernyavskaya), as well as the theory of intertextuality and precedence (M. M. Bakhtin, Y. Kristeva, R. Bart, I. V. Arnold, D. B. Gudkov). In the course of the study, a structural and semantic analysis of the headings and a content analysis of the articles of Belarusian newspapers were carried with the focus on difference between center and periphery. The research material was the republican and regional newspapers of Belarus in the period from 2017 to 2020 years (a total of 400 articles with heading complexes).Results and discussion. The activity of precedent information in the Belarusian journalism of the period under review is evidenced by numerous references, allusions, intertextual inclusions recorded in various republican and regional media, both unchanged and transformed. In the case of transformation, the elements of the original text, name, statement, situation can be shortened, replaced or addition may take place. In some cases, to draw attention to the media text, the author uses transformations not only at the lexical, but also at the phonetic, morphemic, syntactic levels. In general, transformed precedent phenomena prevail in Belarusian publications (about 75 %). The most subject to transformation are precedent statements and texts, and the least – situations. These tendencies are typical for both republican and regional publications.Conclusion. The application of the precedent phenomenon actualizes the background knowledge of the reader, referring to the phenomena that have already received a certain interpretation and assessment. The transformation of the precedent phenomenon allows you to link information about the event or the fact described by the author with the information already available in the linguo-cognitive base, updating and multiplying it, expanding and enriching the communicative space.

scholarly journals Formation Specifics of Language Personality in a Multicultural Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 525-534
Author(s):  
Svetlana K. Bashieva ◽  
Zalina R. Dokhova ◽  
Marina Ch. Shogenova
Keyword(s):  
Social Space ◽  
Media Culture ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Multicultural Environment ◽  
Cultural Preferences ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Information Intensity

The article considers the specificity of modern linguistic personality formation in KabardinoBalkaria, a social space of which develops as a multidimensional and multifaceted multicultural environment characterized by the expansion of the boundaries of cultural communication; updating the cultural significance of belonging to the Russian world; the intensification of tendencies towards the assertion of national identity; the proliferation of ideas and views faith communities; expansion of the modern media discourse, activation of the processes of information intensity and mass digital accessibility, which generally forms the media culture of society, etc. It is noted that in the multicultural space of the Republic, the culture of Russian society with the basic culture of the Russian people, the national cultures of the titular peoples (Kabardins and Balkars), and religious (mainly Islamic) culture occupy dominant positions that determine the cultural preferences of the modern language personality, the formation and development of which is significantly influenced by social, ethnic and psychological factors.

DISCOURSE OF PROFESSIONAL DYNASTIES IN THE RUSSIAN MEDIA SPACE 2000-2020 (ACCORDING TO THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE NEWSPAPERS "IZVESTIA" AND "PRAVDA")

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
K.O. CHERNYAEVA ◽  
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T.I. CHERNYAEVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Stability ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Meanings ◽  
Media Space ◽  
Russian Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Transmission Of Values ◽  
Search Information

The work is the third part of a series of articles devoted to the study of professional dynasties and their representation in the media space of the central newspapers Pravda and Izvestia (1960-1980; 1981-2000; 2001-2020). The goal is to reconstruct the dominant and peripheral discourses that reveal the social meanings of professional continuity and dynasty in traditional and new professions. The empirical base includes the results of content analysis and discourse analysis of publications of Izvestia and Pravda newspapers from 2001 to 2020, aggregated in the Integrum search information system (N = 2637). Professional dynasties remain a borderline theme of media discourse, reflecting the social context and the general orientation of public interest towards the restoration of social stability and social justice. The dominant discourse is revealed in the framework of a positive-optimistic understanding of the transmission of values of professional dynasties, their indisputable role in the development of society. Peripheral discourses are characterized by nostalgia for the past, confrontation with the authorities in connection with the loss of social significance of dynasties, as well as examples of deviant family practices.

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