Russian Media Discourse Research Articles

MODELS OF INTERPRETATION OF THE EVENT IN THE DISCOURSE OF THE RUSSIAN PRESS

The article considers the mechanism of interpretation of reality in the Russian media discourse through the prism of the event – a key category of journalistic text. From the position of the theory of variational interpretation of the text, the event appears as a "verbal construct", which is represented in the media by a certain number (n-number) of interpretative-cognitive models, each of which is constructed by n-number of semantic versions – variants of the author's interpretation of reality. The created model is determined by a number of factors: information expectations of the addressee, communicative intention of the author, specificity of media and socio-political contexts. In this case, the nature of the event (catastrophe event or provocation event) is the starting point for the development of the vector of author's interpretation, setting markers on the basis of which an interpretation field of a monocentric or polycentric type is formed. The first type is represented by one interpretation-cognitive model that dominates the discourse of the Russian press; the second type of field includes a certain (more than two) number of interpretative-cognitive models. The mechanism for interpreting events of different types is examined on specific examples that have received wide resonance in Russian media, e.g. the catastrophe event "The accident with the Bulgaria ship "produces a monocentric type of the interpretation field; the provocation event "The action of the punk group "Pussy Riot" in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior" forms a polycentric interpretation field.

EVALUATIVE DYNAMICS OF CONCEPTUAL FIELD TURKEY IN RUSSIAN MEDIA DISCOURSE OF THE 2010TH

Introduction. The paper focuses on the problem of linguistic realisation of theconceptual field TURKEY in Russian media discourse. Topicality of the research is determinedby the necessity of revealing the mechanism, which would explain the ways of verbalizationof the dynamics of conceptual field TURKEY taking place in cognitive structure of the text.Purpose. The paper aims at working out the structure of conceptual field TURKEYand illustrating its estimated dynamics grounded on the ways of this concept verbalizationin Russian media texts of 2010th.Methods. The investigation is made provided the method of conceptual analysis andthe methods of componential analysis as well.Results. Analyzing the evaluative dynamics of conceptual field TURKEY in Russianmedia discourse gave the reason for structuring this concept, describing its nuclear and waysof its interconnection with other concepts. Thus, the evaluative dynamics of this conceptualfield in Russian media discourse of 2010th is presented in the paper.Conclusions. Dynamics of conceptual field TURKEY is a complex system, which isgrounded on the interconnection of nuclear concept TURKEYwith other concepts ofAGRESSION,for instance: CONFLICT, ANMITY, POLITICS, WAR, etc. Depended on the concept which maydominate at this or that situation, evaluative meaning of the concept TURKEY or its subconceptsmay also change.

COGNITIVE AND PRAGMATIC ASPECTS OF FOOD REPRESENTATION IN THE BRITISH AND RUSSIAN MEDIA DISCOURSES

The present article is devoted to the problem of representing food in the British and Russian media discourses. The author analyzes social and linguistic factors of food representation in the media discourse, in particular, the ideas and social factors that influence the journalists as well as peculiarities of the linguistic forms of food representation. Particular attention is paid to the cognitive aspects: the author analyzes realization of a specific cognitive model within the media text. The author also studies the cognitive model components, which are foregrounded in the media texts, and the linguistic means used for this purpose. The reasons for this process are also investigated. The connection between cognitive model realization and the journalists pragmatic goal is also studied in the paper. The author comes to a conclusion that a new cognitive model is formed and fixed in the recipients mind, because its components contain information confirmed by data in the media text. The new model can be fixed only if a journalist manages to persuade the recipient using the factual data. We suppose that introduction and placement of a new cognitive model into the recipients mind results in changing his/her attitude towards British food. This can be viewed as a change in social reality, i.e. construction of new social reality, because the recipient in this case acquires a new feature new attitude towards British food that affects his/her actions in real life. The author comes to a conclusion that the process of food representation in the British media discourse is determined by the aim of constructing a specific identity of the British nation, which differs from the identity that has existed before. The author also analyzes the process of constructing a new cognitive model within the Russian media discourse; this model is aimed at assessing the current market trends and economic and social situation in Russia.

Актуальность концепта «русский язык» в российском медиадискурсе (на примере «Российской газеты» за 2014–2015 гг.)

In contemporary Russian media discourse and the actual
 frequency is the phrase "Russian language". Unlike dictionary
 meanings, interpreting the phrase "Russian language" as the language
 of the Russian nation, in the discourse of this concept is conceptualized.
 Contextual use of the phrase in modern media discourse adds their
 dictionary meanings and expands its conceptual field. Therefore,
 we can speak about the formation and functioning of the modern
 media concept of "Russian language", which also becomes the part
 of the political world of modern Russia.

“Immigrant” in Russian and French Print Media (Linguistic and Visual Composition Analyses)

This study addresses the representation of the linguistic and cultural type “immigrant” in French and Russian media discourse. Linguistic analysis of selected sources shows, on the one hand, signs of tolerance towards immigrants and, on the other hand, evidence of rejecting immigrants, which demonstrates the ambiguity of the matter and indirectly provokes conflicts. Visual composition analysis complements these results by revealing the following: the purpose of immigration – employment – is often socially rejected; immigrants’ sense of community is a specific cultural code in a host culture; and the cultural transfer of an “immigrant” into a different space creates uncertainty or ambiguity.

“The state cannot help them all”. Russian media discourse on the inclusion of non-state actors in governance

ABSTRACTThis article investigates positions on network governance-type arrangements in Russian non-oppositional media. State-based actors articulated a discourse of mutual dependency, akin to observations in liberal parliamentary democracies. The state described itself as possessing necessary funding and competence to regulate and coordinate, while non-state actors were described as possessing resources necessary to fulfil state policy. Non-state actors occasionally cast doubt on the state's competence to regulate, but fears of state cooptation were rarely articulated. The hegemonic discourse on mutual dependency, and the state as an active network manager, mirrors the observed growth of state-controlled arenas for civil society inclusion in Russia.

Metaphor in Azerbaijani and Russian Media Discourse

<p>The paper aims to study the role of metaphors in the construction of Azerbaijani and Russian media discourse. It speaks of the fact that metaphor plays a central role in the structure of discourse. Being the unit of the second nomination, metaphor carries out greater expressive function. Metaphoric expression is always directed to attain the maximal communicative effectivity. This situation makes the metaphor an organizing centre of discourse of any type.</p>

Social Conflict through Conceptual Metaphor in Media Discourse

The article deals with the problem of metaphorical modeling of social conflict in Russian media discourse. News and analytical texts of newspapers and news agencies, telling about the conflict in Greece are analyzed. The conflict components metaphorically represented in media discourse are sorted out and studied. The ways of social conflict metaphorical interpretation and shaping of its image within the framework of conceptual metaphors are described.

Parody as a Language Play and Communicative Strategy: citation of Precedent Text in Modern Russian Media Discourse

Parody as a Language Play and Communicative Strategy: citation of Precedent Text in Modern Russian Media Discourse

The Representation of Mikhail Gorbachev in the Twenty-first Century Russian Media

The aim of this study is to investigate the representation of Mikhail Gorbachev in contemporary Russian media discourse. Attention is paid to Gorbachev's social roles and activities as well as his personality, as presented in Russian news texts. The empirical data were collected over the period from 2000 to 2009 from seven major Russian newspapers. According to these data, a dual relationship to Gorbachev exists: in the West he is an honoured politician with a high profile, whereas in Russia the attitude towards him is ambivalent. In most texts he is represented as a once important political actor.

La représentation sémantique du mot inostranec dans les discours médiatiques russes

This article examines the stereotype associated with the word « inostranec ». The stereotype is understood as an image of the relevant object, shaped in the social experiential framework and encoded in a language which is accessible via lexis and phraseology and inherent in the world knowledge associated with this word in a particular community. The analysis of the lexical-semantic functioning of the word « inostranec » in contemporary Russian media discourse allows us to establish two profiles of this stereotype : the dominant profile - « a foreigner is an enemy, an aggressor » and the minor profile - « a foreigner is a partner ».