Ceremony Speech Research Articles

Between policy issues and values: the public discourse of constrained presidents in Western Europe

ABSTRACT Constrained presidents considerably use going-public strategies among their possible patterns of behaviour. However, presidential going public is under-investigated in Europe. This paper specifically addresses this gap in literature by focusing on New Year (NY) and Christmas (CH) speeches of Western European presidents in office since the 1990s. The paper aims at investigating if and to what extent policy issues are relevant in their public discourse and what issues they specifically prime. This is a comparative research involving four semi-presidential (Austria, Finland, Ireland and Portugal) and two parliamentary regimes (Germany and Italy) for a total of 21 presidents and 144 speeches. By combining qualitative content analysis and descriptive statistics the most relevant coding references have been linked to the characteristics of presidents (i.e. their party family and their term of office) as well as to the characteristics of the political system where they operate (parliamentary vs. semi-presidential systems) to understand if certain specific patterns may be identified or not. The main findings are that although policy issues are not always the most developed compared to polity issues and values, presidents often succeed in transforming a ceremonial speech into a means of agenda setting. In addition, domestic issues are more developed than EU and foreign policy issues in presidential speeches, and presidents tend to prime the policy issues owned by their original party.

Ernst Cassirer: Forms and transformations of the philosophical concept of truth (1929)

This special issue focuses on two related topics in Ernst Cassirer’s thought: objectivity and truth. Through this lens, the guest editors attempt to illuminate (a) the historical and systematic value of Cassirer’s philosophical project, (b) the continuing relevance of his account of the plurality and universality of human understanding in view of the crisis of truth that currently permeates Western culture, and (c) the way Cassirer’s style can inspire contemporary scholars who wish to evade the analytic-continental divide. Tobias Endres and Simon Truwant gathered twelve contributions from more analytic oriented authors from the philosophy of science and more continental oriented authors from the philosophy of culture. By bringing these scholars together on a shared topic, they hope to help bridging this divide that is also reflected within Cassirer scholarship by preoccupation with either his philosophy of science or philosophy of culture. The articles in this special issue are preceded by a ceremonial speech that Cassirer gave on the occasion of his assumption of the rectorate of the University of Hamburg on November 7, 1929 and that was translated into English for the first time by the guest editors.

Introduction: The ‘functional ideal of truth’ — A new key for Cassirer research

This special issue focuses on two related topics in Ernst Cassirer’s thought: objectivity and truth. Through this lens, the guest editors attempt to illuminate (a) the historical and systematic value of Cassirer’s philosophical project, (b) the continuing relevance of his account of the plurality and universality of human understanding in view of the crisis of truth that currently permeates Western culture, and (c) the way Cassirer’s style can inspire contemporary scholars who wish to evade the analytic-continental divide. Tobias Endres and Simon Truwant gathered twelve contributions from more analytic oriented authors from the philosophy of science and more continental oriented authors from the philosophy of culture. By bringing these scholars together on a shared topic, they hope to help bridging this divide that is also reflected within Cassirer scholarship by preoccupation with either his philosophy of science or philosophy of culture. The articles in this special issue are preceded by a ceremonial speech that Cassirer gave on the occasion of his assumption of the rectorate of the University of Hamburg on November 7, 1929 and that was translated into English for the first time by the guest editors.

Proclaiming the Unborn Child’s Humanity: A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of the National Sanctity of Human Life Day Proclamations

The National Sanctity of Human Life Day (NSHL) was declared 22 times between 1984 and 2021. The proclamations were a strategy to strengthen electoral support for Republican presidents by validating the humanity of the unborn child. The presidents crafted a narrative of American exceptionalism supported by a beneficent Christian God, with the president serving as a moral leader. Collectively, the themes justified paternalistic authority over women’s reproductive autonomy. This feminist rhetorical analysis reveals the evolving power of the unborn child ideology from 1984 to the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. The study demonstrates the rhetorical power of presidential ceremonial speech for building coalitions and advancing the president’s policy agenda.

Диалог по случаю столетия Пушкина: епископ Антоний (Храповицкий) и Т. И. Филиппов (1899)

The article is devoted to a brief epistolary dialogue, the occasion for which was the Pushkin anniversary (1899). Among the many responses to this cultural event contemporaries appreciated the speech of Bishop (later Metropolitan) Anthony (Khrapovitsky), which he delivered at Kazan University. The ceremonial speech became one of his first detailed statements about Russian literature and subsequently served as a pretext for a special article about the poet. In June 1899, Bishop Anthony presented a separate edition of his speech to the prominent statesman and public figure Tertius Philippov (1825/1826–1899). The author of the article clarifies the circumstances that accompanied this gesture of donation and publishes the bishop’s covering letter and Philippov’s response. In addition to the high assessment of the work read, the response letter of the state controller expressed in a concise form a judgment about the spiritual significance of Russian literature. This brief description hiddenly contains the ideas of another writer, equally close to both participants in the dialogue – Dostoevsky. The researcher also notes other points that bring the heroes of the article together. In particular, this is a negative attitude towards the synodal structure of church government.

Preface

Available on the latest research progress of clean energy and power generation technology, this paper volume gathers a bunch of papers collected from 2023 8th International Conference on Clean Energy and Power Generation Technology (CEPGT 2023), held via virtual form in Zhuhai, China during December 15th to 17th, 2023.The Conference was attended by about 100 delegates around the globe. In the opening ceremony speech, all academicians, experts and scholars were welcomed to attend the Conference and to share insightful speeches and presentations. Then in the keynote speech part, Prof. Marc A. Rosen (Ontario Tech University, Canada), Prof. Haiping Yang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China), Prof. Qinmin Yang (Zhejiang University, China), Prof. Qiang Lu (North China Electric Power University, China) and other professors made wonderful academic reports on international frontier hot spots. Apart from the keynote speeches, oral and poster presentation parts were also held and displayed by various scholars, leading to a warm atmosphere of academic discussion.We received a number of submissions from the Conference. After rigorous review and review rebuttal process by related top experts, various excellent papers were accepted and included in this paper volume. These papers cover many topics of the Conference theme, including Energy Security and Clean Use, Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction, Biomass Energy Engineering, Hydroelectric Power Generation, Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation System, etc. The works of this volume can promote the development of clean energy and power generation technology, and thereby enhance scientific information interchange among scholars from top universities, research centers and high-tech enterprises working all around the world.Featuring the most cutting-edge research directions and achievements related to clean energy and power generation technology, this Conference provided the most comprehensive research in related fields and a more comprehensive understanding of the latest results of cross researches in the fields. Meanwhile, it also helped researchers and engineers understand the research frontier, as well as discover the solutions to potential problems.We would like to acknowledge the authors for their contributions and the reviewers for their time to review the submissions. We are thankful to all the committee members and advisors of this volume. Finally, our appreciation also goes to the editors and members of Journal of Physics: Conference Series for their efforts in publishing this volume.We hope that it will serve as a reference for researchers and practitioners in academia and industry in the areas related to clean energy and power generation technology.The Committee of CEPGT 2023List of Committee Member is available in this pdf.

Analisis Retorik Pidato Politik Megawati Soekarno Putri Pada Peringatan Ke-50 Tahun PDI-P

Megawati Soekarno Putri's existence on the Indonesian political stage has been going on for more than two decades. During this period, Megawati has managed to maintain her position as a charismatic female political figure. Despite public doubts about her figure, Megawati is the de facto leader of one of the largest parties, as well as the only female president who has ever led the Republic of Indonesia. As a politician who has a strong character, Megawati has never escaped the media spotlight. Through her various controversial statements, Megawati's remarks are cited as a hot topic of discussion in the media. Reflecting on his charisma and rhetorical power, Megawati's speech is an interesting rhetorical phenomenon to analyze. Speech by Megawati Soekarno Putri on the Birthday of the Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (PDI Perjuangan), was a form of ceremonial speech filled with political messages. Megawati's speech was delivered in a heated political atmosphere, ahead of the contestation moment for the 2024 Presidential Election. This study aims to analyze the rhetorical strategy used by Megawati to reveal the implicit meaning contained in it. Referring to the rhetorical analysis method, the results of the study show that Megawati's speech applies the typical communication style of female leaders. Apart from that, Megawati's speech also applied a rhetorical strategy that was oriented towards emphasizing aspects of personal identity as a descendant of Bung Karno, authority as chairman of the PDI-P, and his superiority over President Jokowi as his cadre. Megawati's rhetorical strategy also shows that she is not an inferior female leader.

Kaj Munk’s “De Faldne” – Memorial Poem and Monument Inscription

On 29 August 1943, the Danish government resigned. The German Wehrmacht was to take immediate control of the Danish Army and Navy. Under widespread fighting against this “takeover,” 23 Danish soldiers and two civilians were killed, and a further 53 were wounded. Munk promptly wrote the poem “De Faldne” in memory of the soldiers killed in the assault on the Danish Army and Navy. In Munk’s wartime oeuvre, some dramas, poems and memoir work, implying a subtle, indirect appeal to resistance, have proved to be viable. His “direct” resistance poetry appears to be more time-bound.
 “De Faldne,” however, is a special case. It is one of his best “direct,” activist poems. As an inscription on memorials, it is sometimes referred to in ceremonial speeches, but it has remained untreated in the few serious recent readings of Munk’s resistance literature. It is therefore an aim of the present article to fill in a gap. When Munk wrote this memorial poem, he had already – through the open, resolute will to confront the occupiers which he had advocated at every possible occasion after 9 April 1940 – achieved a unique status as a national resistance icon. This status was further cemented when he himself joined the ranks of “De Faldne.” During the night of 4 January 1944, he was arrested and killed. His funeral became a national event, and the brutal murder indeed strengthened rather than weakened the will to resistance.
 “De Faldne” began to exert a strong and lasting influence on the construction of the collective memory of World War II and the Occupation when, after the Liberation, the first stanza was carved as an inscription in two places at the central memorial site for those killed in the freedom struggle, Mindelunden in Ryvangen. This first stanza was moreover used on a considerable number of memorial stones erected on local initiative throughout the country. The present article offers an analysis of its important role in the memory culture of the Occupation, both through its concrete presence on numerous monuments and as part of a wider memorial culture with ceremonial anniversaries and commemoration days like 9 April (the Occupation, 1940), 4–5 May (the Liberation, 1945), and 29 August (the end of the politics of cooperation, 1943).
 This commemorative culture has retained its public appeal, perhaps even growing more important in recent years due to the shift toward a more activist Danish foreign policy since the 1990s. Quite recently, several of the monuments with Munk’s words as an inscription have been revitalised and enhanced by musical and visual dimensions transmitted by new, digital forms of communication. Through the modification of this cultural heritage, Munk’s words, as well as his fate, have become audible and visible in new ways.

Elevating global health together

The World Health Summit (WHS) is an international meeting for experts to discuss the most important issues facing global health care. The 2022 event was co-hosted by WHO, with more than 300 speakers and over 40 WHO experts. In his opening ceremony speech, WHO Director- General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus drew links between the first summit in 2009, which was the year of the H1N1 pandemic and today's backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He said that the theme of the 2022 WHS is 'taking global health to a new level' through a shared response and commitment, a new global architecture and a new global approach. He explained that this requires a new agreement based on 'a common vision, a new global health architecture that is coherent and inclusive, and a new global approach that prioritizes promoting health and preventing disease, rather than only treating the sick'. As such, a new agreement or global accord will be established, ensuring nations of the world commit to bringing this vision to life. Ghebreyesus said that this global accord will 'provide an essential framework and foundation for other initiatives to keep the world safe' and will be based on a shared commitment to solidarity and equity, with countries working together rather than in competition with each other. Indeed, the countries will be involved in negotiating the agreement and it will be implemented according to their respective national laws.

Chinese Legal Thought on the Global and the Domestic Stage: A Rhetorical Study

AbstractChinese Communist Party ideologues and a number of prominent legal scholars have become outspoken about the global significance of Chinese legal thought. The question is, however, whether the ambitious statements about the global importance of Chinese legal thought are supported by legal theoretical arguments, which could be influential abroad. This article examines the interaction between the domestic and global stages of Chinese legal speech through the tools of rhetorical theory. Arguments about the nature and global significance of Chinese law are made for different purposes and for different audiences. The most ambitious statements about the global significance of Chinese legal thought are produced within a ‘ceremonial’ genre of speech. Domestic Chinese ceremonial speech is meaningful in the Chinese context, but it translates poorly to globally influential ideological speech. Foreign audiences will find more persuasive arguments about the significance of Chinese legal thought in Chinese deliberative speech, such as parts of Chinese legal scholarship. While arguments made in the deliberative genre are more persuasive than ceremonial speech, specific argumentative moves within this genre are not always helpful for the international advocacy of Chinese legal thought. Moreover, arguments in the deliberative genre are not consistently reflected in Chinese judicial decisions. These observations highlight the role of language and persuasion in the globalisation of law.

The Dichotomy of the Modern American Dream (based on the CACS 2000-2021 Corpus of American Ceremonial Speeches)

The American Dream is a set of beliefs that have been deeply ingrained in the American consciousness since the nation's founding. It is also the idea that anyone, regardless of their background or circumstances, can succeed through hard work and determination. While stories of the American dream generally refer to achieving success in America through hard work and persistence, the definition of the American dream varies widely, as it can be determined by many different factors. For some, it could mean achieving financial wealth, self-fulfilment, social justice or equality, while others may perceive it as a journey of failure, hardship, poverty and huge debt. The ambiguity of the American dream also reflects the fact that success in America is not always determined solely by hard work and determination. Other factors such as luck, opportunity and social networks can also play a significant role. This can make it difficult to ascertain the extent to which individual effort truly determines a person's destiny. The purpose of this study is to analyse the dichotomy of the modern American dream, which encompasses not only success and wealth, but also disillusionment with achieving goals, debt, and consumerism.To achieve the goal of the research specially created Corpus of American Commencement Speeches was used –CACS (2000-2021), which contains 100 commencement speeches from 2000–2021. AntConc Corpus Manager was used to work with the CACS.

A Textual Analysis of Modality in the 2015 Matriculation Speech of Prof. W. O. Ellis

Speech presentation varies from political, religious, economic, and academic to social issues. Over the years, in academia, some research works have been carried out in various fields of speech presentation. However, studies on the modality in the speeches of educational leaders in Ghana are not pronounced. Consequently, this paper is a textual analysis of the mood choices deployed in the 2015 matriculation ceremony speech of Prof W. O. Ellis, who is one of the past vice-chancellors of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. The matriculation ceremony was for the 2015/2016 graduate students in the Institute of Distance Learning (IDL), KNUST. With prior permission, the data (Vice Chancellor’s speech) was purposively selected from the University’s portal. The research design used for this study was qualitative. Accordingly, the speech (data) was analysed using the content analysis method. With this method, we identified the various mood structures, the conditions that necessitate a particular mood, and how the mood choices were interpreted manually. The findings showed that the mood choices used in the selected speech were declarative and imperative. Of these two mood choices, declarative was predominant (86%). However, the study revealed that interrogative mood was absent from the speech. The study recommends that, in the future, such speeches should include interrogative moods. The basis is that the interrogative moods (especially rhetorical questions) have the propensity of maintaining the interpersonal relationship between the speaker and the listener.

On English Ceremonial Speeches from the Perspective of Identification Theory: A Case Study of British Prime Ministers’ New Year Speeches

Ceremonial speeches play different roles on different occasions, and Kenneth Burke's rhetorical Identification Theory provides a new perspective for the study of ritual speeches. Based on this theory, this study explores British Prime Ministers’ new year speeches with qualitative and quantitative methods. According to the findings, Identification by Inaccuracy is used most frequently, followed by Identification by Sympathy and Identification by Antithesis, the frequencies of which show no significant difference. The high frequency of Identification by Inaccuracy is mainly due to the repeated use of “we” and intensive depiction of future visions. Apparently, this strategy is in line with the thematic features of new year speeches, i.e., uniting people and looking into the future. This study, examining the rhetorical features of ceremonial speeches with the example of new year speeches, hopes to inspire speech enthusiasts with useful speaking strategies and rhetorical awareness.

THE INSTITUTION OF THE PRESIDENT IN HUNGARY IN CONTEXT OF 2022 ELECTION

In the spring of 2022, elections of the country’s President and the State Assembly were held in Hungary, as well as the process of forming a new government was launched. As in other parliamentary republics, the post of President in this situation seems rather ceremonial and not too significant, however, in the modern history of Hungary, the President has more than once played the role of the supreme arbiter and the real leader of the nation. This is due to the peculiarity of the Hungarian electoral system, when the term of office of the President is five years, and the State Assembly is 4 years, as a result of which the branches of government have repeatedly represented different political forces, allowing to resolve the main contradictions in the corridors of power without bringing discord to the streets. It also strengthened the democratic political system in the country, constantly reminding voters of freedom of choice, views, opinions. A special mark in the history of the country was left by the presidents of the first, most difficult years of transition, who had not only to cooperate with opponents from parliament. In their service, they managed to invest the creative potential, beliefs and principles achieved by some in writing, by others in science. The current President of Hungary, Katalin Novák, not yet possessing the above qualities, but being undoubtedly a comprehensively well-educated person, became the first woman in this post in Hungarian history, as well as the youngest president of the country. She expressed the main principles and tasks of her upcoming ministry at the highest state post in her ceremonial speech on May 14, focusing not only on long-term prospects, but also on the current international moment.

STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF BOOK ACQUISITION OF THE ODESSA RICHELIEU LYCEUM LIBRARY AFTER OFFICIAL LYCEUM PERIODICALS

The article is devoted to the official periodicals of the Richelieu Lyceum being an important source of the history of the Lyceum library. In 1838 the official printed edition of the Richelieu Lyceum entitled Discourses delivered at the ceremonial meeting of the Richelieu Lyceum began to be published, the title later changed to Annual Speech Day in the Richelieu Lyceum (1845) and Ceremonial Speech Day of the Richelieu Lyceum (1857). A complete set of the periodical (1838‑1864) is being conserved in the stocks of the Scientific Library of the Odessa I. I. Mechnikov National University. The compilers of the official Lyceum periodical aimed at collecting materials for the history of the Richelieu Lyceum as well as disclosing the main aspects of its activities. The purpose of the official publication was to prepare materials for the history of this institution and show the main aspects and real manifestations of its activities and life. The information provided by the official periodicals of the institution is mostly informative. The official edition of the Richelieu Lyceum was published by the management of the educational institution. It usually included scientific reports of professors of Richelieu Lyceum and reports on the work of the institution for the last academic year, the publication could be accompanied by the publication of tables of distribution of teaching hours between teachers of Richelieu Lyceum, texts of ceremonial songs performed by lyceum students district. The contents of the official periodical is strictly informational providing important, although incomplete data on the dynamics of book acquisition of the educational institution, structure of the library, acting librarians, compiling catalogs and inventory of the library stocks, as well as giving facts on donators and teaching staff and lyceum students participating in the library activities.

Pragmatists of Mythological Text in Belarusian Folklore Tradition of the Early 2000s.

The following article presents the results of synchronous pragmatic analysis of mythological texts that exist in different regions of Belarus nowadays. The analysis takes into account thematic, linguistic and situational parameters of the actualization of mythological texts. It is shown that mythological texts, functioning in various forms of everyday, semi-ritual and ceremonial speech, affirm stereotypes of human behaviour, which are focused on the first member of the opposition „norm – anti-norm,” reveal the features of rules, regulations, prohibitions, and consequences. The wording of prohibitions, rules, and recommendations may not be included in the text if the experienced listener – „the bearer” of the tradition – has mastered the necessary background knowledge and is able to derive these formulations independently. Moreover, such conclusions can simultaneously relate to different areas: mythological knowledge, practical skills needed in everyday life and extreme situations, moral and ethical, religious ideas, and norms. Mythological stories, depending on the individual dispositions of the active bearers of the tradition can not only convince listeners of the existence of extraterrestrial forces and beings, the possibility of crossing the world border on both sides, the diffuse interpenetration of this and other worlds, affirm the unity of living and dead members, but also allow you to visualize, „feel/hear” representatives of the outside world. In addition to the dominant phatic function, informative, didactic, therapeutic, and emotional functions related to all of the above are defined.

Способы реализации коммуникативных стратегий в коллективном речевом портрете современных немецких политиков (на материале текстов протокольно-этикетных речей)

The study aims to identify relevant ways for lexical implementation of speech strategies that underlie formation of collective and individual speech portraits of the leading German political figures basing on their ceremonial speeches. Scientific novelty of the study lies in developing a typology of strategies and tactics peculiar to ceremonial speeches of the leading German politicians. As a result, it is proved that in the sphere of ceremonial speeches, the collective speech portrait of the German politicians is structured in the process of using such universal strategies as the strategy of strict regulation of speech, the strategy of creating positive emotional mood, the strategy of argumentation and the strategy of cooperation, as well as the strategy of self-presentation, which is uncharacteristic of classical ceremonial speeches.

Linguistic Features of Kakawing Speeches: A Critical Discourse Analysis

This study took a serious and more probing look at one of the most interesting and well-developed art forms – i.e. Meranaw orature, rhetoric, or public speaking, specifically ceremonial speeches delivered at formal occasions during weddings. The study is qualitative and ethnographicas as it involved participant-observation. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as enunciated by Norman Fairclough (1995) and Textual Analysis of Teun Van Dijk (1998), this study aimed to identify the linguistic features of the ceremonial speeches and discover the values reflected that shaped the ideology of the Meranaws. The values dicoveres were classified to three frameworks-social, political and religious.The findings revealed that Meranaw speech is rich with islamic lexicons that praises Allah, compliments and honorifics, lietmotifs, local words, idiomatics expression and figures of speech which describes the nature of marriage and its relevance in Meranaw society. The study revealed that the values identified defined and shaped what is essential among the Meranaws-the concept of Bangsa (clan). Marriage among the Meranaws is not just a union between the bride and groom but the union of the clans to maintan the status que of the family and preserve purity of the blood line. Marriage is used to impower and elevate the status of the family through kathothonganaya (close family ties), kapagisa-isa (unity) and kambatabata (tightening relationship).

Lingering relevance: the discourse-driven emergence of the perfect or anterior construction in Kalapalo, Southern Cariban (Brazil)

The perfect or anterior in Kalapalo (Southern Cariban) plays important discourse driven roles in several narrative and ceremonial speech genres. It appears to be a relatively recent feature compared with descriptions of morphosemantic cognates in Northern Cariban languages. The basic perfect morpheme atehe, PER is a syntactically and semantically multifunctional hybrid or mixed element, having both adverbial and verbal features. A phonologically separate postposition, atehe references a) the consequences of prior events involving participants focused in a narrative; b) later situations and experiential consequences of those situations; and c) stance-creating situations appearing in quoted conversations.

Disguised Plagiarism

Disguised Plagiarism